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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2023

The reaction occurring at the cathode during discharging of a lead-storage battery is:

  1. A \(Pb(s) + SO_4^{2-}(aq) \rightarrow PbSO_4(s) + 2e^-\)
  2. B \(PbO_2(s) + SO_4^{2-}(aq) + 4H^+(aq) + 2e^- \rightarrow PbSO_4(s) + 2H_2O(l)\)
  3. C \(PbSO_4(s) + 2e^- \rightarrow Pb(s) + SO_4^{2-}(aq)\)
  4. D \(PbSO_4(s) + 2H_2O(l) \rightarrow PbO_2(s) + SO_4^{2-}(aq) + 4H^+(aq) + 2e^-\)
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(B) \(PbO_2(s) + SO_4^{2-}(aq) + 4H^+(aq) + 2e^- \rightarrow PbSO_4(s) + 2H_2O(l)\)

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\(PbO_2(s) + SO_4^{2-}(aq) + 4H^+(aq) + 2e^- \rightarrow PbSO_4(s) + 2H_2O(l)\)