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pQ?
« on: August 04, 2007, 12:57:49 PM »
I dont know how to solve this question, there are no examples of this in my textbook so im lost =\


n = 4 and E° = 0.627v for a redox reaction with E = 1.145v. Calculate pQ. Assume T = 298.15K.
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Re: pQ?
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2007, 02:39:00 PM »
This is a simple application of the Nernst Equation

E = E0 - (0.5916/n) * log( [β] b/ [A]a) @ 25oC

You know E, Eo and n, solve for Q (The reaction quotient) and take the negative log of it.

Reaction Quotient:
http://elchem.kaist.ac.kr/vt/chem-ed/courses/equil/intro/reactquo.htm

Nernst Equation:
http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/reference/plambeck/chem2/p02101.htm

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