(a) At what cathode potential will Sb(s)deposition commence from 0.010MSbO+solution at pH 0.00? Express this potential versus S.H.E. and versusAg|AgCI. (Disregard overpotential, about which you have no information.)

SbO++2H++3e-Sb(s)+H2OE°=0.208V

(b) What percentage of0.10MCu2+could be reduced electrolytically to Cu(s)before0.010MSbO+in the same solution begins to be reduced at pH 0.00?

Short Answer

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  1. The cathode potential at which deposition will happen from SbO+is 0.208V .
  2. The percentage of Cu2+ion gets converted into copper is 99.998%.

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Concept used.

The voltage of a cell when the electric current is too small,

E=E(cathode)-E(anode)

E is the electrode's potential that is connected to the current source's negative terminal.

The electrode's potential is E(anode), which is connected to the positive terminal of the current source.

Overpotential: Voltage can override the activation energy of a process at an electrode, resulting in overpotential. Overpotential is the needed voltage to apply.

Ohmic potential: In an electrochemical cell, voltage can overcome the electrical resistance of a solution while currentflows. The ohmic potential is the voltage that must be applied.

Eohmic=IR

Concentration Polarization: Polarization is defined as a change in product and reactant concentrations at the electrode's surface, although they are the same in solution.

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Step 2: The cathode potential at which Sb deposition SbO+ from will occur.

a)

The value of E (cathode)

=0.208-0.059162log1SbO+|HH+2=0.208-0.059162log10.0101.02=0.169V

Now,

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The percentage of 0.10MCu2+ could be reduced electrolytically to Cu(s) before 0.010MSbO+ in the same solution begins to be reduced at pH 0.00.

b)

At 0.169V , the concentration of copper ion equilibrium with copper is calculated as followsCu2++2e-CusE°=0.339

Ecathode=0.339-0.059162log1Cu2+0.169=0.339-0.059162log1Cu2+Cu2+1=1.8×10-6M

The percentage of copper ions that have not been reduced is calculated as

=1.8×1060.10×100=1.8×10-3%

The percentage of reduced copper ion is 99.998%.

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