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Q.Write expressions to calculate equilibrium constant from i. Concentration data ii. Thermochemical data iii. Electrochemical data

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KK from concentrations (law of mass action), from ΔG0=−RTln⁡K\Delta G^0 = -RT \ln K, or from Ecell0=0.0592nlog⁡10KE^0_{cell} = \dfrac{0.0592}{n}\log_{10}K -- the three routes the chapter's own Eq. (5.29) connects.

Step 1 (Concentration data). For a general reaction aA+bB⇌cC+dDa\mathrm{A} + b\mathrm{B} \rightleftharpoons c\mathrm{C} + d\mathrm{D}, the law of mass action gives the equilibrium constant directly from the equilibrium concentrations:

K=[C]c [D]d[A]a [B]bK = \dfrac{[\mathrm{C}]^c\,[\mathrm{D}]^d}{[\mathrm{A}]^a\,[\mathrm{B}]^b}

Step 2 (Thermochemical data). Thermodynamics relates the standard Gibbs energy change of the reaction to KK:

ΔG0=−RT ln⁡K=−2.303 RT log⁡10K\Delta G^0 = -RT\,\ln K = -2.303\,RT\,\log_{10} K

so knowing ΔG0\Delta G^0 (from thermochemical tables) gives log⁡10K=−ΔG02.303 RT\log_{10} K = \dfrac{-\Delta G^0}{2.303\,RT} and KK by taking the antilog.

Step 3 (Electrochemical data). Combining ΔG0=−nFEcell0\Delta G^0 = -nFE^0_{cell} with the relation above gives the chapter's Eq. (5.29): …

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