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Unit - Electrochemistry Topic - Galvanic Cell By - Arnav Girvan

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09. The molar conductances of NaCl, HCl and
Objective Problems CH3COONa at infinite dilution are 126.45, 426.16
and 91ohm–1cm2mol–1 respectively. The molar
01. Acidified water was electrolysed using an inert
conductance of CH3COOH at infinite dilution
electrode. The volume of gases liberated at STP
is
was 168 mL. The amount of electricity passed
through the acidified water was (A) 201.28 ohm–1 cm2 mol–1
(B) 390.71 ohm–1 cm2 mol–1
(A) 96,500 C (B) 9,650 C
(C) 689.28 ohm–1 cm2 mol–1
(C) 965 C (D) 168 C
(D) 540.48 ohm–1 cm2 mol–1
02. Which of the following is arranged in order of
10. Equivalent conductance of NaCl, HCl and
increasing ionic conductance?
C2H 5COONa at infinite dilution are 126.45,
(A) NH4+ < Ag+ < Na+ < Li+ 426.16 and 91 ohm-1 equiv-1 cm2, respectively.
(B) Na+ < NH4+ < Ag+ < Li+ The equivalent conductance of C2H5COOH is:
(C) Li+ < Na+ < Ag+ < NH4+
(A) 201.28 ohm-1 equiv-1 cm2
(D) Ag+ < Li+ < Na+ < NH4+
(B) 390.71 ohm-1 equiv-1 cm2
03. The specific conductance of a saturated AgCl (C) 698.28 ohm-1 equiv-1 cm2
solution is found to be 1.86 × 10–6S cm–1 and (D) 540.48 ohm-1 equiv-1 cm2
that for water is 6.0 × 10–8 S cm–1. The solubility
11. The specific conductance of 0.1 N KCl solution
of AgCl is
at 23°C is 0.012 ohm-1 cm-1. The resistance of
(A) 1.7 × 10–3 mol L–1(B) 1.3 × 10–5 mol L–1 cell containing the solution at the same tem-
(C) 1.3 × 10–4 mol L–1 (D)1.3 × 10–6 mol L–1 perature was found to be 55 ohm. The cell
04. The conductivity of 0.01 mol/dm3 aqueous acetic constant will be:
acid at 300 K is 19.5 × 10–5ohm–1cm–1 and the (A) 0.142 cm-1 (B) 0.66 cm-1
limiting molar conductivity of acetic acid at the (C) 0.918 cm-1 (D) 1.12 cm-1
same temperature is 390 ohm–1 cm2 mol–1. The
12. The equivalent conductance of Ba2+ and Cl- are
degree of dissociation of acetic acid is :
respectively 127 and 76 ohm-1 cm2 equiv-1 at
(A) 0.5 (B) 0.05 (C) 5 × 10–3 (D) 5 × 10–7 infinite dilution. The equivalent conductance (in
05. The ionization constant of a weak electrolyte is ohm-1 cm2 equiv-1) of BaCl2 at infinite dilution
25 × 10–4 while the equivalent conductance of will be:
its 0.01 M solution is 19.6 s cm2 eq–1. The equivalent (A) 139.5 (B) 203 (C) 279 (D) 101.5
conductance of the electrolyte at infinite dilution
13. 0.04 N solution of a weak acid has specific
(in s cm2 eq–1) will be :
conductance 4.23 x 10-4 mho cm-1 and degree
(A) 250 (B) 196 (C) 392 (D) 384 of dissociation is 0.0612. The equivalent con-
06. The correct order of equivalent conductance at ductance of weak acid at infinite dilution is:
infinite dilution of LiCl, NaCl and KCl is : (A) 1.72 mho (B) 17.29 mho
(A) LiCl > NaCl > KCl (B) KCl > NaCl > LiCl (C) 142.27 mho (D) 172.79 mho
(C) NaCl > KCl > LiCl (D) LiCl > KCl > NaCl
14. The resistance of 0.1 N solution of salt is found
07. On increasing the dilution, the specific conduc-
to be 2.5 x 103 ohms. The equivalent conduc-
tance :
tance of solution (cell constant = 1.15 cm-1) in
(A) Increases (B) Decreases ohm-1 cm2 equiv-1 is:
(C) Remains constant (D) None of the above
(A) 3.8 (B) 4.6 (C) 6.4 (D) 7.6
08. The distance between two electrodes of a cell is
15. The best conductor of electricity is a 0.1 M
2.5 cm and area of each electrode is 5 cm2. The
solution of:
cell constant is :
(A) H2SO4 (B) CH3COOH
(A) 2 (B) 12.5 (C) 7.5 (D) 0.5 (C) CH3CH2COOH (D) boric acid

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16. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct 25. The limiting molar conductivities L0 for NaCl,
about the conductance/resistance of a metallic KBr and KCl are 126,152 and 150Scm2mol –1
conductor? respectively. The L0 for NaBr is
(A) The resistance of a metal increases with (A) 278 S cm2 mol–1 (B) 176 S cm2 mol–1
increase in temperature and thus thermal co- (C) 128 S cm2 mol–1 (D) 302 S cm2 mol–1
efficient of resistivity is found to be positive. 26. The highest electrical conducitivity of the fol-
(B) The thermal coefficient of resistivity of a lowing aqueous solution is of
metallic conductor is 1/273 per ºC. (A) 0.1 M fluoroacetic acid
(C) The conductivities of non–conductors and (B) 0.1 M difluoroacetic acid
semi–conductors increase with increase in tem- (C) 0.1 M acetic acid
perature and thus a is found to be positive. (D) 0.1 M chloroacetic acid
(D) The slope of V–I curve (V plotted on Y– 27. Resistance of a conductivity cell filled with a
axis, I on X–axis) represents resistance. solution of an electrolyte of concentration 0.1M
17. The cell constant of a solution, whose specific is 100W. The conductivity of this solution is 1.29
conductance and observed conductance are Sm–1. Resistance of the same cell when filled
same, is equal to with 0.02M of the same solution is 520W. The
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 10 (D) 100 molar conductivity of 0.02M solution of the
18. The unit of equivalent conductivity is: electrolyte will be
(A) ohm-1 cm2(equivalent)-1 (A) 124 × 10—4 Sm2 mol–1
(B) ohm cm2 (g-equivalent) (B) 1240 × 10–4 Sm2 mol–1
(C) ohm cm2 (C) 1.24 × 104 Sm2 mol–1
(D) ohm-1 m-1 (D) 12.4 × 10–4 Sm2 mol–1
19. What is the effect of dilution on the equivalent 28. The molar conductivities  0NaOAc and  0H Cl at
conductance of strong electrolyte? infinite dilution in water at 25°C are 91.0 and
(A) decrease on dilution 426.2 S cm2/mol respectively. To calculate  0HOAc
(B) remains unchanged the additional value required is
(C) increase on dilution (A) KCl (B) NaOH (C) NaCl (D) H2O
(D) none of the these 29. Resistance of 0.2 M solution of an electrolyte
20. Conductivity (Unit Siemen's ‘S’) is directly pro- is 50 W. The specific conductance of the solution
portional to area of the vessel and the concen- is 1.3 S m–1. If resistance of the 0.4M solution
tration of the solution in it and is inversily pro- of the same electrolyte is 260 W, its molar
portional to the length of the vessel, then the conductivity is
unit of constant of proportionality is (A) 6250 S m2 mol–1
(A) S m mol–1 (B) S m2 mol–1 (B) 6.25 × 10–4 S m2 mol–1
–2 2
(C) S m mol (D) S2 m2 mol–2 (C) 625 × 10–4 S m2 mol–1
21. The specific conductance of a 0.1 N KCl solution (D) 62.5 S m2 mol–1
at 23°C is 0.0112 ohm–1 cm–1. The resistance
30. The correct order of equivalent conductance at
of the cell containing the solution at the same
infinite dilution of LiCl, NaCl and KCl is
temperature was found to be 55 ohm. The cell
(A) LiCl > NaCl > KCl
constant will be
(B) KCl > NaCl > LiCl
(A) 0.142 cm–1 (B) 0.918 cm–1
(C) NaCl > KCl > LiCl
(C) 1.12 cm–1 (D) 0.616 cm –1
(D) LiCl > KCl > NaCl
22. Cell constant is maximum in case of a
(A) wire of length 100 cm and area 100 cm2 31. Saturated solution of KNO3 is used to make salt
(B) wire of length 10 cm and area 10 cm2 bridge because
+ –
(C) one centimeter cube of a material (A) velocity of K is greater than that ofNO 3
– +
(D) equal in all cases (B) velocity of NO3 is greater than that of K
+ –
23. 0.1M H2SO4 is diluted to 0.01 M H2SO4. Hence (C) velocities of both K and NO 3 are nearly
its molar conductance will be the same
(A) 10 times (B) 1/10th (D) KNO3 is highly soluble in water
(C) 100 times (D) 10000 times
 32. Equivalent conductance of BaCl2, H2SO4 & HCl
24.  m (BaSO4) is equal to
at infinite dilution are A¥1 , A¥2 & A¥3 respec-
(A) m of (BaCl2 + H2SO4 – HCl)
(B) m of (BaCl2 + H2SO4 – 2HCl) tively. Equivalent conductance of BaSO4 solution
(C) limiting molar conductance when graph is
between  m and C is extrapolated to zero (A) A¥1 + A¥2 – 2 A¥3 (B) A¥1 + A¥2 + A¥3
1 2 3
(D) none of these (C) A¥ + A¥ – A¥ (D) A¥1 – A¥2 + A¥3

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33. The variation of equivalent conductance of a
weak electrolyte with (concentration)1/2 is rep-
Subjective Problems
resented as
01. Equivalent conductivity of 0.01 N Na 2SO 4
solution is 112.4 ohm-1 cm2 equivalent-1. The
(A) (B) equivalent conductivity at infinite dilution is 129.9
  ohm-1 cm2 equivalent-1. What is the degree of
dissociation in 0.01 N Na2SO4 solution?
c c Ans. 0.8653
02. Specific conductance of a saturated solution of
AgBr is 8.486 x 10-7 ohm-1 cm-1 at 250C. Specific
conductance of pure water at 25oC is 0.75 x
(C) (D) 10 -6ohm -1 cm -2. Molar conductances of KBr,
AgNO3 and KNO3 are 137.4, 133, 131 (S cm2
 
mol-1) respectively. Calculate the solubility of
c AgBr. (Give: At. wt.: Ag = 108; Br = 80)
c Ans. 1.33 x 10-4 gm/litre
34. The specific conductance of a normal solution 03. The molar conductivity of 0.1 M CH3COOH
of KCl at 25°C is 0.002765 mho cm-1. The re- solution is 4.6 S cm2 mol-1 . What is the specific
sistance of cell containing this solution is 400 conductance and resistivity of the solution ?
ohms. The cell constant is (in cm-1): Ans. 4.6 x 10-4 S cm-1; 2173.913 ohm cm
(A) 0.965 (B) 1.106 (C) 2.206 (D) 3.306 04. The resistance of a conductivity cell filled with
35. Which of the following plots represents correctly 0.01N solution of NaCl is 210 ohm at 18oC.
variation of equivalent conductance (L) with Calculate the equivalent conductivity of the
dilution for a strong electrolyte ? solution. The cell constant of the conductivity
cell is 0.88 cm-1.
(A) (B) Ans. 419 S cm2equivalent –1
 
 05. Given  Ag  =61.9 unit;  cl  =76.3 unit. Calcu-
 late solubility and solubility product of silver
chloride solution with specific conductance 1.36
Dilution x 10-6 ohm-1 cm-1. (Given: At. wt.:- Ag = 108;
Dilution
Cl = 35.5)
Ans. 1.412x10 -3gm/litre, 9.684x10 -11
(C) (D) 06. Resistance of a 0.1M KCl solution in a conduc-
tance cell is 300 ohm and specific conductance
  of 0.1M KCl is 1.29 x 10 -2 ohm -1 cm -1. The
resistance of 0.1M NaCl solution in the same
Dilution
cell is 380 ohm. Calculate the equivalent con-
Dilution
ductivity of the 0.1M NaCl solution.
36. Which of the following curve represents the Ans. 101.842 ohm-1cm2/gm-equiv
variation of lM with C for AgNO3 ? 07. A solution of 0.1acetic acid at 250C has a
specific conductance of 5.226x10-4ohm-1cm -1.
(i) Find the equivalent conductivity of 0.1 M
M M acetic acid.
(ii) Find the equivalent conductivity of acetic
(A) (B)
acid at infinite dilution (Ka for acetic acid
C C =1.8x10 -5).
Ans. (i) 5.226 ohm-1cm2/equiv. (ii) 389.523 mho cm2/
equiv.
08. Calculate the degree of dissociation of water at
M M 298K. Conductivity of water is
6.33 x 10-8 ohm –1 cm -1.
(C) (D)  1 2
Given H 349.8mhomol cm ,
C C
 198.3mhomol1 cm2 . Density of H2O = 0.997
OH
gm/ml
Ans. 2.085 x 10 -9

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09. Dissociation constant of propionic acid is 1.35 16. Calculate the equivalent conductivity of Potash
x 10-5 mol litre-1. It’s equivalent conductivity at alum at infinite dilution

infinite dilution works out as 386 ohm-1 cm2/ Gi ven:  equ. (K+)  50.1 W–1cm2equ–1;

equiv. Calculate specific resistance of 0.1N  equ. (Al3+)  30.8 W–1cm2equ–1;
solution of the acid. equ. (SO42–)  43.2 W–1cm2equ–1
Ans. 2229.697 ohm cm Ans. 57.221 W–1cm 2equ–1
10. The conductivity of pure water in a conductivity 17. In a fuel cell, H2 & O2 react to produce elec-
cell with electrodes of cross sectional area 4 cm2 tricity. In the process, H2 gas is oxidized at the
and 2 cm apart is 8 x 10-7 S cm-1. anode & O2 at the cathode . If 67.2 litre of H2
(i) What is resistance of conductivity cell ? at STP react in 15 minutes, what is the average
(ii) What current would flow through the cell current produced ? If the entire current is used
under an applied potential difference of 1 volt? for electrode deposition of Cu from Cu (II)
Ans. (i) 6.25 x 105 ohm, (ii) 1.6 x 10-6 amp solution, how many grams of Cu will be de-
11. Specific conductance of saturated solution of posited? Anode : H2+2OH-  2H2O + 2 e
BaSO4 at 25 o C is 3.59 x 10 -5 ohm-1 cm-1 and cathode : O2 + 2 H2O + 4e-  4 OH-
conductivity of water is 0.618 x 10-5 ohm-1 cm-
1 Ans. 643.33amp,190.5g
. Equivalent ionic conductances at infinite
dilution of 1/2 Ba2+ and 1/2 SO42– are 63.6 and 18. The conductivity of 0.001 M Na2SO4 solution
79.8 ohm-1 cm2 per equivalent respectively. Cal- is 2.6x10 –4 W –1 cm –1 and increases to
culate the solubility and solubility product of 7.0 x 10–4W–1cm–1 when the solution is saturated
BaSO4 assuming complete dissociation in the with CaSO4. The molar conductivities of Na+
saturated solution. and Ca 2+ are 50W –1cm 2mol –1 and 120W –1cm 2
Ans. 2.41 x 10-2 gm/litre ; 1.07 x 10-8 mole/litre2 mol–1, respectively. Calculate (a) the conductiv-
12. Specific conductivity of acetic acid at a dilution ity of only CaSO4 in the solution, (b) solubility
of 70 litre (1 mole in 70 litre) is 5.3x10-4ohm- of CaSO4, and (c) solubility product of CaSO4.
1
cm-1. The equivalent conductance at in finite The conductivity of water used is 0.50 x10–6W–
1
dilution is 400 ohm-1 cm2 / equivalent. Calculate cm –1 .
degree of dissociation, the coincentration of Ans. (a) 279.5 W–1 cm2mol–1;
hydrogen ions. (b)1.576 x 10–3mol dm–3;
Ans. 0.0927, 1.324 x 10 –7 M (c) 4.056 x 10 –6 M 2
13. The equivalent conducatance at 250C of N/50 19. For a saturated solution of AgCl at 25°C, specific
acetic acid solution is 11.92 ohm-2 cm2/ equiv. conductance is 3.41 x 10-6 ohm-1 cm-1 and that
The equivalent ionic conductance at infinite of water used for preparing the solution was
dilution of H+ ions CH3COO- ion are 360 and 1.6 x 10-6 ohm-1 cm-1. What is the solubility

40 ohm-1 cm2/equivalent respectively.Calculate product of AgCl? Given : Λ eqv (AgCl) = 138.3
dissociation constant of acetic acid. ohm-1 cm-1 equiv-1.
Ans. 1.78 x 10 –5 Ans. 1.72 x 10 -10 M 2
14. The specific conductance at 250C of a saturated 20. The resistance of a solution 'A' is 50 ohms and
solution of SrSO4 is 1.482 x 10-4 ohm-1 cm-1 while that of solution 'B' is 100 ohms, both solutions
that of water used is 1.5 x 10 -6 mho cm -1 . being taken in the same conductivity cell. If
Determine at 250C the solubility in gm per litre equal volumes of solution A and B are mixed
of SrSO4 in water. Equivalent ionic conductance what will be the resistance of the mixture using
sof Sr2+ and SO42- ions at infinite dilution are the same cell. (Assume that there is no increase
59.46 and 79.8 respectively. in the degree of dissociation of A and B on
[Sr = 87.6, S = 32, O = 16] mixing.)
Ans. 0.0967gm/L
Ans. R = 66.67 ohms
15. The resistance of conductivity cell filled with
0.01M KCl was found to be 161.8 ohms at 25OC 21. In a conductivity cell the two platinum elec-
and when filled with 0.005 M NaOH was found trodes, each of area 10 sq. cm. are fixed 1.5
to be 190 ohms. Specific conductance of cm apart. The cell contained 0.05 N solution
0.01M KCl at 25OC is 0.001408 ohm-1 cm-1. Find of a salt. If the two electrodes are just half dipped
cell constant, specific conductance and equiva- into the solution which has a resistance of 50
lent conductance of sodium hydroxide solution. ohms, find equivalent conductance of the salt
Ans. 0.2278cm -1; 1.198 x 10-3 ohm-1 cm-1 ; solution.
2 –1
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22. The equivalent conductance of 0.10 N solution 31. The resistance of an aqueous solution containing
of MgCl 2 is 97.1 mho cm2 eq –1. A cell with 0.624 g of CuSO4. 5H2O per 100 cm3 of the
2
electrodes that are 1.50 cm in surface are and solution in a conductance cell of cell constant
0.50 cm apart is filled with 0.1N MgCl2 solution. 153.7 per meter is 520 ohms at 298 K. Calculate
How much current will flow when the potential the molar conductivity. (CuSO4 . 5H2O = 249.5)
difference between the electrodes is 5 volts? Ans. 118.2 mho cm mol
2 –1

Ans. 0.1456 amp 32. Given the equivalent conductance of sodium

+ –
23. At 18°C the mobilities of NH4 and ClO4 ions butyrate, sodium chloride and hydrogen chlo-
are 6.6 × 10–4 and 5.7 × 10–4 cm2 volt–1 sec–1 at ride as 83, 127 and 426 mho cm2 at 25°C
infinite dilution. Calculate equivalent conduc- respectively. Calculate the equivalent conduc-
tance of ammonium chlorate solution. tance of butyric acid at infinite dilution.
2 –1
Ans. 118.67 mho cm eq 2 –1
Ans. 382 mho cm eq
24. The equivalent conductance of an infinitely dilute
solution NH4Cl is 150 and the ionic conduc- 33. For 0.0128 N solution of acetic acid at 25°C,
– –
tances of OH and Cl ions are 198 and 76 equivalent conductance of the solution is 1.4
3 –1 ¥ 2 –1
respectively. What will be the equivalent con- mho cm eq and l = 391 mho cm eq . Calculate
ductance of the solution of NH4OH at infinite dissociation constant (Ka) of acetic acid.
–7
dilution. If the equivalent conductance of a 0.01 Ans. 1.6 × 10
N solution NH4OH is 9.6, what will be its degree 34. The specific conductance at 25°C of a saturated
of dissociation? solution of SrSO4 is 1.482 × 10–4 ohm–1 cm–1 while
–6 –1
Ans. 272, 0.0353s that of water used is 1.5 × 10 mho cm .
25. Calculate the dissociation constant of water at Determine at 25°C the solubility in g per litre
25°C from the following data. of SrSO4 in water. Molar ionic conductance of
2+ 2–
Specific conductance of H2O = 5.8 × 10–8 mho Sr and SO4 ions at infinite dilution are 59.46
–1  
cm , l H+ = 350.0 and l OH– = 198.0 mho cm
2
and 79.8 ohm–1 cm2 mole–1 respectively. [Sr =
–16 87.6, S = 32, O = 16]
Ans. 1.8×10 mole/litre
26. Calculate Ka of acetic acid if its 0.05 N solution Ans. 0.1934 g/L
2
has equivalent conductance of 7.36 mho cm 35. Specific conductance of pure water at 25°C is

at 25°C. (l CH COOH = 390.70) 0.58 × 10–7 mho cm–1. Calculate ionic product
3 +
–5
Ans. 1.76×10 mole/litre of water (KW) if ionic conductances of H and
–
27. The sp. cond. of a saturated solution of AgCl OH ions at infinite dilution are 350 and 198
at 25°C after substracting the sp. conductance mho cm2 respectively at 25°C.
–14 2
of conductivity of water is 2.28×10–6mhocm–1. Ans. 1 × 10 (mole/litre)
Find the solubility product of AgCl at 25°C.
 2
(l AgCl = 138.3 mho cm )
–10 2
Ans. 2.70×10 (mole/litre)
28. The specific conductance of a N/10 KCl solution
at 18°C is 1.12 × 10–2 mho cm–1. The resistance
of the solution contained in the cell is found
to be 65 ohms. Calculate the cell constant.
–1
Ans. 0.728 cm
29. When a solution of conductance 1.342mho
–1
m was placed in a conductivity cell with parallel
electrodes, the resistance was found to be 170.5
ohm. The area of the electrodes is 1.86×10–4
sq.meter. Calculate the distance between the
two electrodes in meter.
–2
Ans. 4.25×10 metres
30. The resistance of two electrolytes X and Y were
found to be 45 and 100 respectively when equal
volumes of both the solutions were taken in the
same cell in two different experiments. If equal
volumes of these solutions are mixed in the same
cell, what will be the conductance of the mixture?
Ans. 0.016 mho

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ANSWER KEYS
Chapter – Electrochemistry
Topic – Electrical Conduction
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Ans. C C B B C B A D B B B C D B A
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Ans. C A A C A D D A B C B A C B B
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