Electrochemistry is a branch of chemistry which primarily focuses on the flow of electrons and the chemical reactions which occur due to the flow of those electrons. These chemical reactions are known as oxidation-reduction reactions, or simply redox reactions. Electrical energy provides the energy needed for the redox reactions to occur. Where oxidation occurs, reduction is certain to follow. Oxidation entails an increase in oxidation number, signifying a loss of electrons. Reduction entails a decrease in oxidation number, signifying a gain of electrons. A metal could be oxidized or reduced, depending on the products used in the reaction. This can be shown by dividing the net chemical equation into two half-equations: one demonstrating the …show more content…
The substituents were as follows: (1) a copper strip in Cu2+ cation solution, (2) a zinc strip in Zn2+ cation solution, and (3) a lead strip in Pb2+ cation solution. Each metal substituent in their corresponding metal cation solution were placed inside of a test tube, with a small fold of each strip made on the lip of the tube. This created three half cells – one copper, one zinc, and one lead. The circuit was completed by placing each end of a salt bridge (composed of potassium nitrate solidified into gelatinous agar) into two separate half cells containing different metals. The voltage of the voltaic cell was measured with the voltmeter, connecting the alligator leads to each fold of the metal strip on the outer lip of the test tube. Three measurements were taken, time using a new, clean salt bridge. The voltages generated by the Pb/Zn, Pb/Cu, and Cu/Zn cells were recorded and tabulated into figure 1. As shown in Figure 1, each metal half cell combination included the oxidation of one metal and the reduction of the other. Given that the reduction cell potential of Cu2+ is equal to 0.34 V (Equation 4), the data from Figure 1could be plugged into Equation 5 (manipulated into Equations 6 and 7) to calculate the reduction half cell potentials of zinc (Equation 8) and lead (Equation 9) when combined with copper. The determined values for zinc and lead were, respectively: -0.740 V and -0.145
Purpose: The purpose of the lab was to perform a series of chemical reactions in order to transform copper within different reactions in order to start and end with solid brown copper.
Introduction: The purpose of this lab was to cycle solid copper through a series of chemical forms and return it to its original form. A specific quantity of copper undergoes many types of reactions and goes through its whole cycle, then returns to its solid copper to be weighted. We observed 5 chemical reactions involving copper which are: Redox reaction (which includes all chemical reactions in which atoms have their oxidation state changed), double displacement reaction, precipitation reaction, decomposition reaction, and single displacement reaction. 4HNO3(aq) + Cu(s) --> Cu (NO3)2(aq) + 2H2O (l) + 2NO2(g) Oxidation reduction reaction Cu (NO3)2(aq) + 2 NaOH (aq) --> Cu (OH)2(s) + 2 NaNO3(aq) Precipitation Reaction Cu (OH)2(s) + heat --> CuO (s) + H2O (l) Decomposition reaction CuO (s) + H2SO Data Results: (mass of copper recovered / initial mass of copper) x 100 Mass of copper recovered: 0.21 Initial mass of copper: 0.52 (0.21/0.52)x100 =40.38%.
In the first part of this project, two cation elimination tests and one cation confirmation test were performed. 10 drops of 4 cation solutions: potassium, zinc(II), copper(II)
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... the reaction to shift to the right would be to remove products. A third way is to change the temperature. Since this is an endothermic reaction, +∆H, we can imagine that “heat” is a reactant. Thus, if we add heat, it will shift to the right. To be classified as a redox reaction, we need at least two elements to change oxidation states. The easiest way to look at a reaction and determine this is if you have an element by itself on one side of the reaction and it is in a compound on the other side. Most of the time, the oxidation number of each element in a compound is their common charge. The sum of oxidation numbers must equal the compounds overall charge. Elements in the natural state (by themselves) have an oxidation number of 0. The reducing agent is the species responsible for reducing the other chemical. Therefore, the reducing agent is oxidized itself.
The “blue-bottle” experiment demonstrates a redox reaction. This is one of the most common reactions in chemistry. Redox reactions are the movement of electrons from one substance to another. The word “redox” comes from the concepts of reduction and oxidation. Reduction is the intake of an electron by an atom. Oxidation is the opposite. It is the loss of an electron by an atom. These two reactions go hand in hand because in a chemical reaction, one reaction cannot happen without the other.
So a transfer of electrons takes place between the zinc and the acid. The zinc is oxidized and the acid is reduced to hydrogen gas which you can see bubbling out around the electrodes. The reaction at the penny electrode depletes the electrons from the copper and attaches them to the hydrogen ions in the phosphoric acid.
Electrolyte can be defined as the aqueous or molten substances which when dissolved in a solvent dissociates into ions and can transmit negatively charged ions.
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When introduced into an ionic solution, positively charged ions will be electrostatically attracted to the anode and the negatively charged ions will be electrostatically attracted to the cathode. This act of moving ions means that charges are able to move from anode to the cathode and complete the circuit. These moving ions are essentially the same as moving electrons (electricity). This process of putting electrodes into a solution, using a direct electric current (D.C.), and separating chemicals based on their charge is known as electrolysis
The electrodialysis setup consists of: an ED cell, a power DC, a brine tank, a feed tank, an electrode rinse tank, three centrifugal pumps (P = 84W, total head = 4.2 m) equipped each with a flowmeter and three valves to control feed flow rate. Fig. 2 shows a simplified diagram of the electrodialysis setup working in continuous mode.
It involves collisions between the free electrons, the fixed. particles of the metal, other free electrons and impurities. These collisions convert some of the energy that the free electrons are. carrying heat, which means that electrical energy is lost. Apparatus: I will be using an Ammeter.
Oxidation is an electrochemical reaction in which metals lose electrons to oxidizing reactants [5] [7][8] [6] [9]. Oxidation produces a crystallographic ally distinct solid compound as there action product. Thermodynamically, oxidation reactions with air or oxygen can be represented by:
It is highly beneficial to be able to calculate the concentration of a saturated solution. Indeed, knowledge of the concentration is required to calculate solute solubility and if precipitates will form when the solution is mixed with other reagents. This has many applications in industrial processes. For these reasons, this experiments aims to determine the concentration of a saturated barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2) solution by conductometric titration and gravimetric analysis. Conductometric titration involve examining the change in Ba(OH)2 (aq) conductivity as sulphuric acid is added. Conductivity initially has a high reading due to the presence of ions in solution and then reaches a minimum at the reaction endpoint, due to complete neutralisation
Electrophoresis is an analytical technique for the analysis of macromolecules like proteins and nucleic acids. This technique was discovered and first used in 1937 by a Swedish biochemist Arne Tiselius . The electrophoretic effect is based on the theory of Debye - Huckel - Onsager where this theory of electrolytic dissociation accept the fact that charged particles move up under the influence of electrostatic forces to an electrode of opposite charge is applied when a potential difference in a solution containing electrolytes.