BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2011

  • question_answer
    Other things being equal, the EMF of a Daniell cell may be increased by

    A)  keeping low temperature

    B)  using large copper electrodes

    C)  using large zinc electrodes

    D)  decreasing concentration of \[C{{u}^{2+}}\] ions

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    For Daniell cell,                 \[Zn+C{{u}^{2+}}\xrightarrow{{}}Z{{n}^{2+}}+Cu\]                 \[{{E}_{cell}}=E_{cell}^{o}-\frac{RT}{nF}\ln \frac{[Z{{n}^{2+}}]}{[C{{u}^{2+}}]}\] Thus, decreases in temperature and increase in\[[C{{u}^{2+}}]\] will increase the EMF.


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