Class 12 Electrochemistry Important Questions with Answers

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Can absolute electrode potential of an electrode be measured?

2. Can E0cell or ΔrG0 for a cell reaction ever be equal to zero?

3. Under what conditions is E0cell = 0 and ΔrG0 = 0 ?

4. What does the negative sign in the expression E 0Zn2+ /Zn = – 0.76 V means?

5. Aqueous copper sulphate solution and aqueous silver nitrate solution are electrolysed by 1 ampere
current for 10 minutes in separate electrolytic cells. Will the mass of copper and silver deposited on the
cathode be same or different ? Explain your answer.

6. Depict the galvanic cell in which the cell reaction is : Cu + 2Ag + → 2Ag + Cu2+.

7. Value of standard electrode potential for the oxidation of Cl – ions is more positive than that of water, even
then in the electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride, why are Cl – ions oxidised at anode instead of water ?

8. What is electrode potential ?

9. Why is alternating current used for measuring resistance of an electrolytic solution?

10. How will the pH of brine (NaCl solution) be affected when it is electrolysed?

11. Solutions of two electrolytes ‘A’ and ‘B’ are diluted. The Λ m of ‘B’ increases 1.5 times while that of A
increases 25 times. Which of the two is a strong electrolyte? Justify your answer.

12. In an aqueous solution how does specific conductivity of electrolytes change with addition of water?

13. Which reference electrode is used to measure the electrode potential of other electrodes ?

14. Consider a cell given below

Cu |Cu²+ || Cl- | Cl₂, Pt

Write the reactions that occur at anode and cathode.

15. Write the Nernst equation for the cell reaction in the Daniell cell. How will the E cell be affected when
concentration of Zn2+ ions is increased ?

16. What advantage do the fuel cells have over primary and secondary batteries?

17. Write the cell reaction of a lead storage battery when it is discharged. How does the density of the
electrolyte change when the battery is discharged?

18. Why on dilution the Λm of CH3COOH increases drastically, while that of CH3COONa increases gradually?

Matching Types Questions

1. Match the terms given in Column I with the units given in Column II.
Column I Column II

(a) Λm (i) S cm-1

(b) Ecell (ii) m-1

(c) 🇰 (iii) S cm2 mol-1

(d) G* (iv) V

2. Match the items of Column I and Column II.

Column I Column II

(a) Lead storage battery (i) maximum efficiency

(b) Mercury cell (ii) prevented by galvanisation

(c) Fuel cell (iii) gives steady potential

(d) Rusting (iv) Pb is anode, PbO₂ is cathode

3. Match the items of Column I and Column II.

Column I Column II

(a) 🇰 (i) I x t

(b) Λm (ii) Λm / Λ0m

(c) α (iii) 🇰/c

(d) Q (iv) G*/R

4. Match the items of Column I and Column II.

Column I Column II

(a) Lechlanche cell (i) cell reaction 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O

(ii) does not involve any iron in solution and

(b) Ni-Cd cell
is used in hearing aids.

(c) Fuel cell (iii) rechargeable

(d) Mercury cell (iv) reaction at anode, Zn → Zn2+ + 2e–

(v) converts energy of combustion

into electrical energy.

Assertion-Reason Type Questions

Note: In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose
the correct answer out of the following choices:

(a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is correct explanation for assertion.

(b) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not correct explanation for assertion.

(c) Assertion is true but the reason is false.

(d) Both assertion and reason are false.

(e) Assertion is false but reason is true.

1. Assertion : Cu is less reactive than hydrogen.

Reason : E0Cu2+/Cu is negative.

2. Assertion: Ecell should have a positive value for the cell to function.

Reason: Ecathode < Eanode

3. Assertion : Conductivity of all electrolytes decreases on dilution.

Reason : On dilution number of ions per unit volume decreases.

4. Assertion : Λm for weak electrolytes shows a sharp increase when the electrolytic solution is diluted.

Reason : For weak electrolytes degree of dissociation increases with dilution of solution.

5. Assertion :Mercury cell does not give steady potential.

Reason: In the cell reaction, ions are not involved in solution.

Long Answer Types Questions

1. Define the terms specific conductance, molar conductance and equivalent conductance. Derive the
relationship between molar conductance and equivalent conductance.

2. State Kohlrausch’s law. How does the law help in calculating Λ 0∞ CH3COOH ?

3. What is the relationship between Gibbs free energy of the cell reaction in a galvanic cell and the emf or
Ecell ? When will the maximum work be obtained from a galvanic cell ?

4. What is Nernst equation ? write the Nernst equation for the reaction.

2Cr(s) + 3Cd2+ (aq) → 2Cr3+ (aq) + 3Cd (s)

5. State Faraday’s first law of electrolysis. How much charge in terms of Faraday is required for reduction of
1 mole of Cu2+ ions to Cu?

NUMERICAL Problems

Electrochemistry Class XII Numericals

Que 1. 0.05 M NaOH solutions offered resistance of 31.16 Ω in a conductivity cell at 298 K. If cell
constant is 0.367 cm–1. Find out the molar conductivity of NaOH solution.

Que 2. Consider the following cell reaction:

2Fe(s) + O2 (g) + 4H+ (aq) → 2Fe2+ (aq) + 2H2O(l); E0 = 1.67V. At [Fe2+] = 10–3 M, p(O2) = 0.1 atm and pH =
3. What will be the cell potential at 250C?

Que 3. A salt solution of 0.30 N placed in a cell whose electrodes are 1.9 cm apart and 3.6 cm2 in area
offers a resistance of 20 Ω. Calculate equivalent conductivity of solution.

Que 4. The electrode potential E (Zn2+/Zn) of a zinc electrode at 25°C with an aqueous solution of 0.1 M
ZnSO4 is.

Que 5. The molar conductivities of CH3COOH at 25°C at the concentration of 0.1 M and 0.001 M are
5.20 and 49.2 cm2 mol–1 respectively. Calculate the degree of dissociation of CH3COOH at these
concentrations. (Λ∞m (CH3COOH) = 390.7 S cm2 mol–1).

Que 6. If 0.01 M solution of an electrolyte has a resistance of 40 ohms in a cell having a cell constant of
0.4 cm–1, then find its molar conductance in ohm–1 cm2 mol–1.

Que 7. If Λ∞m of HCl, NaCl, and CH3COONa is 425, 128, and 96 Ω–1 cm2 mol–1 respectively, calculate the
value of Λ∞m for acetic acid.
Que 8.
Electrolyte KCl KNO3 HCl NaOAc NaCl
Λ (Scm mol )
∞ 2 –1
149.9 145 426.2 91 126.5
Calculate Λ HOAc using appropriate molar conductance of the electrolytes listed above at infinite dilution
∞

in H2O at 25°C.
Que 9. How many hours does it take to reduce 3 moles of Fe3+ to Fe2+ with the 2.0-ampere current? (F=
96500 C mol–1).

Que 10. At 25°C, the molar conductance at infinite dilution for the strong electrolytes NaOH, NaCl, and
BaCl2 is 248 × 10–4, 126 × 10–4 and 280 × 10–4 Sm2mol–1 respectively. Find Λ0m Ba(OH)2 in S m2mol–1.

Que 11. How many grams of silver can be plated out on a serving tray by electrolysis of a solution
containing silver in +1 oxidation state for a period of 8.0 hours at a current of 8.46 amperes? What is the
area of the tray if the thickness of the silver plating is 0.00254 cm? The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm 3.

Que 12. Find the number of coulombs required to reduce 12.3 g of nitrobenzene to aniline.

Que 13. Calculate the quantity of electricity required to reduce 6.15 g of nitrobenzene to aniline if the
current efficiency is 68%. If potential drops across the cell is 7.0 volts. Calculate the energy consumed in
the process.
Que 14. Calculate the cell potential of the given cell at 25°C. (R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1, F = 96500 C mol–1).
Ni (s)|Ni2+(0.01 M) || Cu2+ (0.1 M)|Cu(s) Given: E0Cu2+/Cu = + 0.34 V E0 (Ni2+/Ni) = – 0.25 V.

Que 15. Calculate the cell potential for the cell containing 0.10 M Ag+ and 4.0 M Cu2+ at 298 K. Given
E0Ag+ /Ag = 0.80 V, E0Cu2+/Cu = 0.34 V