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Topics and Learning Outcomes

  • Electrochemistry
    •  Identify oxidation and reduction half-reactions, and combine them into a balanced redox reaction
    •  explain how a Galvanic cell is constructed to draw a current from a redox reaction
    •  use the activity series to decide which element or compound is the stronger oxidant
    •  calculate the (standard) cell potential and determine the spontaneous direction of a redox reaction under standard conditions
    •  calculate the cell potential for standard and non-standard conditions from the half-cell reactions, and determine the spontaneous direction of a redox reaction
    •  calculate equilibrium constants from standard cell potentials and vice versa
    •  combine reaction quotient and cell potential information to solve for unknown concentrations both at equilibrium and away from equilibrium
    •  identify the key design features of an electrochemical sensor, and calculate an unknown concentration for appropriate electrochemical data

Textbook References

  • Electrochemistry - Sections 12.1 - 12.5
  • Batteries and Corrosion - Section 12.7

Lecture Notes, Tutorial Worksheets & Answers and Suggested Exam Questions

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ChemCAL and iChem Resources

Electrochemistry
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Contributed Links and Resources

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Electrochemistry -  
  Cell potntials  
 
Tags: Galvanic cells | voltaic cells  |  Contributed by Adam Bridgeman
 
  Galvani cells  
 
Tags: Galvanic cells | voltaic cells  |  Contributed by Adam Bridgeman
 
  Balancing redox equations  
 
Tags: redox equations  |  Contributed by Adam Bridgeman
 
Batteries and Corrosion -  

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