Table 1.1 shows the standard electrode potentials for the Mg2+ / Mg and I2 / I– half-cells.
Table 1.1
Electrode reaction | Eθ / V |
I2 + 2e– ⇌ 2I– | + 0.54 |
Mg2+ + 2e– ⇌ Mg | – 2.38 |
Calculate the standard cell potential for the electrochemical cell using the Mg2+ / Mg and I2 / I– half-cells.
Write the equation for the reaction that occurs in the electrochemical cell described in part (a).
Explain why the I2 / I– half cell is the positive pole for the electrochemical cell described in part (a).
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