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Electrochemistry question

2020 · 7 Jan · Shift 2 · Q13
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Electrochemistry question

2020 · 7 Jan · Shift 2 · Q13

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The equation that is incorrect is :
  1. A
    (Λm0)KCl−(Λm0)NaCl=(Λm0)KBr−(Λm0)NaBr{\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{KCl}} - {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{NaCl}} = {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{KBr}} - {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{NaBr}}(Λm0​)KCl​−(Λm0​)NaCl​=(Λm0​)KBr​−(Λm0​)NaBr​
  2. B
    (Λm0)NaBr−(Λm0)NaI=(Λm0)KBr−(Λm0)NaBr{\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{NaBr}} - {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{NaI}} = {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{KBr}} - {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{NaBr}}(Λm0​)NaBr​−(Λm0​)NaI​=(Λm0​)KBr​−(Λm0​)NaBr​
  3. C
    (Λm0)NaBr−(Λm0)NaCl=(Λm0)KBr−(Λm0)KCl{\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{NaBr}} - {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{NaCl}} = {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{KBr}} - {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{KCl}}(Λm0​)NaBr​−(Λm0​)NaCl​=(Λm0​)KBr​−(Λm0​)KCl​
  4. D
    (Λm0)H2O=(Λm0)HCl+(Λm0)NaOH−(Λm0)NaCl{\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{{H_2}O}} = {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{HCl}} + {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{NaOH}} - {\left( {\Lambda _m^0} \right)_{NaCl}}(Λm0​)H2​O​=(Λm0​)HCl​+(Λm0​)NaOH​−(Λm0​)NaCl​
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Correct answer: B

  1. Use Kohlrausch’s law of independent ionic migration

For any strong electrolyte at infinite dilution,

Λm0=λ+0+λ−0\Lambda_m^0 = \lambda_+^0 + \lambda_-^0Λm0​=λ+0​+λ−0​

where λ+0\lambda_+^0λ+0​ and λ−0\lambda_-^0λ−0​ are the limiting ionic conductivities of the cation and anion respectively.

Let

λK+0=K,λNa+0=N,λCl−0=C,λBr−0=B,λI−0=I\lambda_{K^+}^0 = K,\quad \lambda_{Na^+}^0 = N,\quad \lambda_{Cl^-}^0 = C,\quad \lambda_{Br^-}^0 = B,\quad \lambda_{I^-}^0 = IλK+0​=K,λNa+0​=N,λCl−0​=C,λBr−0​=B,λI−0​=I

Then,

(Λm0)KCl=K+C,(\Lambda_m^0)_{KCl}=K+C,(Λm0​)KCl​=K+C, (Λm0)NaCl=N+C,(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaCl}=N+C,(Λm0​)NaCl​=N+C, (Λm0)KBr=K+B,(\Lambda_m^0)_{KBr}=K+B,(Λm0​)KBr​=K+B, (Λm0)NaBr=N+B,(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaBr}=N+B,(Λm0​)NaBr​=N+B, (Λm0)NaI=N+I(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaI}=N+I(Λm0​)NaI​=N+I
  1. Check option A

Given:

(Λm0)KCl−(Λm0)NaCl=(Λm0)KBr−(Λm0)NaBr(\Lambda_m^0)_{KCl}-(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaCl}=(\Lambda_m^0)_{KBr}-(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaBr}(Λm0​)KCl​−(Λm0​)NaCl​=(Λm0​)KBr​−(Λm0​)NaBr​

Substitute:

(K+C)−(N+C)=(K+B)−(N+B)(K+C)-(N+C)=(K+B)-(N+B)(K+C)−(N+C)=(K+B)−(N+B) K−N=K−NK-N=K-NK−N=K−N

This is correct.


  1. Check option B

Given:

(Λm0)NaBr−(Λm0)NaI=(Λm0)KBr−(Λm0)NaBr(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaBr}-(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaI}=(\Lambda_m^0)_{KBr}-(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaBr}(Λm0​)NaBr​−(Λm0​)NaI​=(Λm0​)KBr​−(Λm0​)NaBr​

Substitute:

(N+B)−(N+I)=(K+B)−(N+B)(N+B)-(N+I)=(K+B)-(N+B)(N+B)−(N+I)=(K+B)−(N+B) B−I=K−NB-I=K-NB−I=K−N

There is no general reason for

B−I=K−NB-I=K-NB−I=K−N

to be true. Hence this relation is incorrect.


  1. Check option C

Given:

(Λm0)NaBr−(Λm0)NaCl=(Λm0)KBr−(Λm0)KCl(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaBr}-(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaCl}=(\Lambda_m^0)_{KBr}-(\Lambda_m^0)_{KCl}(Λm0​)NaBr​−(Λm0​)NaCl​=(Λm0​)KBr​−(Λm0​)KCl​

Substitute:

(N+B)−(N+C)=(K+B)−(K+C)(N+B)-(N+C)=(K+B)-(K+C)(N+B)−(N+C)=(K+B)−(K+C) B−C=B−CB-C=B-CB−C=B−C

This is correct.


  1. Check option D

Given:

(Λm0)H2O=(Λm0)HCl+(Λm0)NaOH−(Λm0)NaCl(\Lambda_m^0)_{H_2O}=(\Lambda_m^0)_{HCl}+(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaOH}-(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaCl}(Λm0​)H2​O​=(Λm0​)HCl​+(Λm0​)NaOH​−(Λm0​)NaCl​

By Kohlrausch’s law:

(Λm0)HCl=λH+0+λCl−0(\Lambda_m^0)_{HCl}=\lambda_{H^+}^0+\lambda_{Cl^-}^0(Λm0​)HCl​=λH+0​+λCl−0​ (Λm0)NaOH=λNa+0+λOH−0(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaOH}=\lambda_{Na^+}^0+\lambda_{OH^-}^0(Λm0​)NaOH​=λNa+0​+λOH−0​ (Λm0)NaCl=λNa+0+λCl−0(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaCl}=\lambda_{Na^+}^0+\lambda_{Cl^-}^0(Λm0​)NaCl​=λNa+0​+λCl−0​

Therefore,

(Λm0)HCl+(Λm0)NaOH−(Λm0)NaCl=λH+0+λOH−0(\Lambda_m^0)_{HCl}+(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaOH}-(\Lambda_m^0)_{NaCl} =\lambda_{H^+}^0+\lambda_{OH^-}^0(Λm0​)HCl​+(Λm0​)NaOH​−(Λm0​)NaCl​=λH+0​+λOH−0​

which corresponds to the limiting molar conductivity associated with water via

H++OH−→H2OH^+ + OH^- \to H_2OH++OH−→H2​O

So this relation is correct.


  1. Conclusion

The incorrect equation is:

B\boxed{\text{B}}B​
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