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Consider the titration of 100.0 mL of 0.010 M Ce4+ in 1 M HClO4 by 0.0400 M Cu+

ID: 992580 • Letter: C

Question

Consider the titration of 100.0 mL of 0.010 M Ce4+ in 1 M HClO4 by 0.0400 M Cu+ to give Ce3+ and Cu2+, using Pt and saturated Ag | AgCl electrodes to find the end point.

a) Select a balanced titration reaction.

Ce4+ + Cu2+ Ce3+ + Cu+

Ce4+ + Cu2+ Ce3+ + Cu+     

Ce3+ + Cu2+ Ce4+ + Cu+

Ce4+ + Cu+ Ce3+ + Cu2+

(b) Select two different half-reactions for the indicator electrode.

c) Select two different Nernst equations for the cell voltage.

(d) Calculate E at the following volumes of Cu+.

V (three decimal places)

1.17 mL   V (two decimal places) 13.9 mL   V (two decimal places) 22.4 mL   V (two decimal places) 25.0 mL   V (three decimal places) 27.0 mL   V (three decimal places) 30.7 mL   V (three decimal places) 48.8 mL

V (three decimal places)

Explanation / Answer

a. Balance chemical Equation

Ce4+ + Cu+ Ce3+ + Cu2+

b. Half Reactions

Ce4+ + e- Ce3+

Cu+ e- + Cu2+

c. Nernst Equation

E = Eo - (0.05916) log( [Ce3+][Cu2+]/[Ce4+][Cu+]