Ib Redox – Planning Task
Redox – Planning Task
How Does the Voltage Produced by an Electrochemical Cell Change for Different Volumes of the Electrolytes?
Introduction: A simple voltaic cell is made of two half cells. One of these is simply a metal in contact with an aqueous solution of its own ion. What connects the half-cells are the salt bridge and an external wire, which allows free movement of ions. The purpose of the salt bridge is to maintain electrical neutrality for the overall cell. Electrons are enabled to be transferred during the redox reaction and thus, producing energy in the form of electricity. In this experiment, the voltaic cell will be made of a magnesium half-cell and a copper half-cell, using MgSO4(aq) and CuSO4(aq) as their respective electrolytes. The Standard Electric Potentials for Magnesium half-cell is -1.18V and for Copper half-cell is +0.34. The importance of these values will be mentioned below.
Aim: To investigate the changes in the voltage produced by changing the......
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