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Electrochemistry. Utilizes relationship between chemical potential energy & electrical energy. Redox Reactions. Need battery to start car Prevent corrosion Bleach is an oxidizing agent Na, Al, Cl prepared or purified by redox reactions Breathing O 2 H 2 O and CO 2. Redox Reactions.
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Electrochemistry Utilizes relationship between chemical potential energy & electrical energy
Redox Reactions • Need battery to start car • Prevent corrosion • Bleach is an oxidizing agent • Na, Al, Cl prepared or purified by redox reactions • Breathing • O2 H2O and CO2
Redox Reactions • Synthesis • Decomposition • Single Replacement • Double Replacement only is not redox Often Redox Always Redox
Predicting Redox Reactions • Use Table J to predict if a given redox reaction will occur. • Any metal will donate its electrons to the ion of any metal below it. • Any nonmetal will steal electrons from the ion of any nonmetal below it. Memory Jogger
Predicting Single Replacement Redox Reactions • Element + Compound New Element + New Compound • If the element is above the swapable ion, the reaction is spontaneous. • If the element is below the swapable ion, the reaction is not spontaneous. Memory Jogger
Predicting Redox Reactions A + BX B + AX A & B are metals. If metal A is above metal B in Table J, the reaction is spontaneous. X + AY Y + AX • X & Y are nonmetals. If nonmetal X is above nonmetal Y in Table J, the reaction is spontaneous. Memory Jogger
Which are spontaneous? Yes • Li + AlCl3 • Cs + CuCl2 • I2 + NaCl • Cl2 + KBr • Fe + CaBr2 • Mg + Sr(NO3)2 • F2 + MgCl2 Yes No Yes No No Yes
Started with Zn(NO3)2 & Cu and AgNO3 & Cu. Which beaker had the Zn ions & which had the Ag ions?
Overview of Electrochemistry • TWO kinds of cells (kind of opposites): • Galvanic or Voltaic (NYS – Electrochemical) • Use a spontaneous reaction to produce a flow of electrons (electricity). Exothermic. • Electrolytic • Use a flow of electrons (electricity) to force a nonspontaneous reaction to occur. Endothermic.
Redox Half-reaction Oxidation Reduction Cell Half-Cell Electrode Anode Cathode Galvanic Voltaic Electrochemical Electrolytic Salt bridge Vocabulary
Electrochemical Cells • Use a spontaneous single replacement redox reaction to produce a flow of electrons. • Electrons flow from oxidized substance to reduced substance. • Called: Galvanic cells, voltaic cells, or electrochemical cells (NYS)
Electrochemical Cells • Redox reaction is arranged so the electrons are forced to flow through a wire. • When the electrons travel through a wire, we can make them do work, like light a bulb or ring a buzzer. • So the oxidation & reduction reactions have to be separated physically. OJ clock
Al / CuCl2 Lab • Was a redox reaction. • Did NOT force electrons to travel through a wire. Got NO useful work out of system. • Have to be clever in how we arrange things.
2Al + 3Cu+2 2Al+3 + 3Cu Got no useful work because half-reactions weren’t separated.
Half-Cell • Where each of the half-reactions takes place. • Need 2 half-cells to have a complete redox reaction. • Need to be connected by a wire for the electrons to flow through. • Need to be connected by a salt bridge to maintain electrical neutrality.
Parts of a Voltaic Cell • 2 half-cells: oxidation & reduction • Each half-cell consists of a container of an aqueous solution & an electrode or surface at which the electron transfer takes place. • Wire connecting electrodes. • Salt bridge connects solutions.
How much work can you get out of this reaction? • You can measure the voltage by making the electrons travel through a voltmeter. • The galvanic cell is a battery. Of course, it’s not a very easy battery to transport or use in real-life applications.
Electrode Surface at which oxidation or reduction half-reaction occurs. Anode & Cathode
An Ox Ate a FatRed Cat • Anode – Oxidation • The anode = location for the oxidation half-reaction. • Reduction – Cathode • The cathode = location for the reduction half-reaction.
Anode / Cathode • How do you know which electrode is which? • Use Table J to predict which electrode is the anode and which electrode is the cathode.
Anode • Anode = Oxidation = Electron Donor • The anode is the metal that’s higher in Table J.
Cathode • Cathode = Reduction = Electron Acceptor • The cathode is the metal that’s lower in Table J.
Notation for Cells ZnZn+2Cu+2Cu
Direction of Electron Flow(wire) Anode to Cathode Direction of Positive Ion Flow (salt bridge) Anode to Cathode
Positive & Negative Electrode • Negative electrode is where electrons originate – here it’s the Zn electrode. • Positive electrode is electrode that attracts electrons – here it’s the Cu electrode.
Aqueous Solution • Solution containing ions of the same element as the electrode. • Cu electrode: solution may be Cu(NO3)3 or CuSO4. • Zn electrode: solution may be Zn(NO3)2 or ZnSO4.
Salt Bridge • Allows for migration of ions between half-cells. • Necessary to maintain electrical neutrality. • Reaction will not proceed without salt bridge.
A(s) + BX(aq) B(s) + AX(aq) • Single replacement rxn occurs during operation of galvanic cell. • One electrode will gain mass (B) and one electrode will dissolve (A). • The concentration of metal ions will increase in one solution (making AX) & decrease in one solution (using up BX).
Half-Reactions Zn Zn+2 + 2e- Cu+2 + 2e- Cu _________________________ Zn + Cu+2 Zn+2 + Cu Which electrode is dissolving? Which species is getting more concentrated? Zn Zn+2
Zn + Cu+2 Zn+2 + Cu Cu • Which electrode is gaining mass? • Which species is getting more dilute? Cu+2
When the reaction reaches equilibrium • The voltage goes to 0.
Construct Galvanic Cell with Al & Pb • Use Table J to identify anode & cathode. • Draw Cell, put in electrodes & solutions • Label anode, cathode, direction of electron flow in wire, direction of positive ion flow in salt bridge, positive electrode, negative electrode. • Negative electrode is where electrons originate. Positive electrode attracts electrons.
Electron flow wire Positive ion flow Pb = cathode Al = anode Salt bridge - Pb+2 & NO3-1 Al+3 & NO3-1
What are half-reactions? Al Al+3 + 3e- Pb+2 + 2e- Pb Al metal is the electrode – it’s dissolving. Al+3 ions go into the solution. Pb+2 ions are in the solution. They pick up 2 electrons at the surface of the Pb electrode & plate out.
Overall Rxn 2(Al Al+3 + 3e-) 3(Pb+2 + 2e- Pb) _____________________________ 2Al + 3Pb+2 2Al+3 + 3Pb
2Al + 3Pb+2 2Al+3 + 3Pb Al • Which electrode is losing mass? • Which electrode is gaining mass? • What’s happening to the [Al+3]? • What’s happening to the [Pb+2]? Pb Increasing Decreasing