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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · 17. Electrochemistry

For the electrochemical cell, Mg(s) Mg 2+ aq,1 M Cu 2+ aq,1 M Cu  s the standard emf of the cell is 2.70 V at 300 K. When the concentration of Mg 2+ is changed to x M, the cell potential changes to 2.67 V at 300 K. The value of x is ________.
(given, F R =11500 K V 1 , where F is the Faraday constant and R is the gas constants, ln 10 = 2.30 )

  1. A 10
  2. B 20
  3. C 30
  4. D 50
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(A) 10

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Mg s + Cu 2+ aq Mg 2+ aq + Cu s
\(E _{\text {cell }}^{ o }=2.70, E _{\text {cell }}=2.67, Mg ^{2+}= xM ,\) \(Cu ^{2+}=1 M\)
E cell = E cell o RT nF ln
2.67 = 2.70 RT 2F ln x
0.03 = R × 300 2F × ln x
ln x = 0.03 × 2 300 × F R
0.03 × 2 × 11500 300 × 1
ln x = 2.30 = ln 10
x = 10
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