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Redox Test SAT II Prep questions Redox Test SAT II Prep questions
Standard Electrode Potentials
Redox Topics Answer Key
3121) d, 3119) b, 3124) b, 3123) c, 249) d 324) Base your answer on In the Half Reactions E, volts
A. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions electrochemical cell, Co/Co2+||Sn2+/Sn, Cu+ + e- yields Cu (s) +0.52
i. Oxidation 3076) e, 3705) a, 324) c, 3137) d, 3136) c
ii. Reduction which substance is the electrode that gains weight? Cu2+ + 2e- yields Cu (s) +0.34
iii. Oxidation Number 3135) e, 3142) a, 327) c, 326) a, 325) b a. Co
B. Electrochemistry 313) a, 307) d, 311) b, 279) c 275) d b. Co2+ a. -0.52 V
i. Half Cells c. Sn b. -0.34 V
a. Half Cell Reaction
b. Standard Electrode Potentials 330) a 325) c d. Sn2+ c. +0.18 V
c. Half Cell Potential e. both Sn and Co d. +0.34 V
ii. Electrochemical Cells e. +0.52 V
a. Direction of ion/e- flow 3137) Which half-reaction would occur at the
b. Standard Electrode Potentials ii. Electrochemical Cells
c. Half Cell Potential cathode of an electrochemical cell?
a. Direction of ion/e- flow
a. Au Au3+ + 3e
iii. Redox Reactions 327) The negative ions go to which electrode in the
a. Oxidizing and Reducing Reagents b. Au + 3e Au3+
voltaic cell Mg/Mg2+||Ag+/Ag?
b. Balancing Redox Reagents c. Au3+ Au + 3e
c. Identifying Redox Reactions a. Ag
d. Au3+ + 3e Au
b. Ag+
iv. Electrolytic Cells Total e. Au + Au 3+
3e + Au 3+
55 c. Mg
b. Cl + 2 OH ClO + H2O d. Mg2+
A. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions b. Standard Electrode Potentials
c. ClO3 + H2O ClO2 + 2 OH e. both Ag and Mg
i. Oxidation 3136) Which substance is the electrode that gains
d. HClO2 + H2O ClO3 + 3 H+
3121) Which change from reactants to products weight during the operation of this electrochemical
e. Fe Fe3+
in a half-reaction involves oxidation? cell? Cr/Cr3+ || Pb2+/Pb 326) To which electrode do the electrons move in
2+ 2 Standard Electrode Potentials the cell Zn/Zn2+||Pb2+/Pb?
a. IO IO 249) Which element is the best oxidizing agent?
Half Reaction E, volts a. Pb
b. HIO + H+ I + H2O a. Aluminum
b. Pb2+
c. IO 3 +
+ 3 H HIO2 + H2O b. Bromine Cr3+ + 3e- yields Cr(s) -0.74
2+ c. Zn
d. IO2 + 2 OH IO3 + H2O c. Chlorine Pb + 2e- yields Pb(s) -0.13
d. Zn2+
d. Fluorine
e. O2 2 O2 + 4e e. It cannot be determined
e. Sodium
unless the potentials are
known.
3119) In the reaction a. Cr
2+ + 4+
Sn (aq) + 2 Ag (aq) Sn (aq) + 2 Ag(s), iii. Oxidation Number b. Cr 3+
b. Standard Electrode Potentials
3706) Base your answer on c. Pb 325) Base your answer on the table below.
C2O42 + MnO2 Mn2+ + 2 CO2 d. Pb2+
the oxidizing agent is: What is the net cell potential of the
2+ e. both Cr and Pb electrochemical cell
a. Sn
As a result of the above reaction, the oxidation
Fe/Fe2+||Cu2+/Cu?
b. Ag+ 3135) Which is the most easily reduced?
number of each C atom is
Standard Electrode Potentials
c. Sn4+ a. decreased by 1 Standard Electrode Potentials Half Reactions E, volts
d. Ag b. increased by 2 Half Reactions E, volts Cu2+ + 2e- yields Cu (s) +0.34
e. an unknown catalyst c. decreased by 2 Cl2 (g) + 2e- yields 2Cl- +1.36 Fe2+ + 2e- yields Fe (s) -0.45
d. decreased by 4 Br2 (l) + 2e- yields 2Br- +1.09
ii. Reduction e. increased by 1 a. +1.58 V
Hg2 (g) + 2e- yields Hg (l) +0.85
3124) How many moles of electrons are required to
I2 (s) + 3e- yields 2I- +0.54 b. +0.79 V
reduce 1.0 mole of BrO in this reaction? 3705) The oxidation number of platinum in Pt(H2O)42+
c. +0.11 V
BrO + H2O Br + 2OH is
a. Cl2 d. 0.11 V
a. 1 a. +2
b. Br2 e. 0.79 V
b. 2 b. 0
c. Hg2+
c. 3 c. +4
d. I2
d. 4 d. +
e. I
e. 0 e.
c. Half Cell Potential
3142) What is the oxidation potential for the iii. Redox Reactions
3123) Which change from reactants to products B. Electrochemistry a. Oxidizing and Reducing Reagents
i. Half Cells reaction?
involves reduction?
a. Half Cell Reaction Cu Cu2+ + 2e 313) Which is true?
a. ClO2 ClO2
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Redox Test SAT II Prep questions
I. Aluminum is a better reducing agent than copper. d. Anode: 2 H2O O2 + 4 H+ + 4e
II. Potassium is a reducing agent, iodine is an oxidizing Cathode: 4 H2O + 4e 2 H2 + 4 OH
agent. e. Anode: Cl2 + 2e 2 Cl
III. Copper (II) ion is a better oxidizing agent than Cathode: 2 Na 2 Na+ + 2e
hydrogen ion.
225) Given the equation:
a. I, II, and III
Mg2+(aq) + 2 Cl(aq) Mg(s) + Cl2(l)
b. I and II only
c. I and III only
How many grams of magnesium metal are produced
d. II and III only
by the electrolysis of 0.10 mole of melted magnesium
e. III only
chloride, MgCl2 ?
307) Which substance is reduced? a. 0.12
2 Cr + 3 Pb(NO3)2 2 Cr(NO3)2 + 3 Pb b. 0.24
a. Cr c. 2.4
b. Pb d. 4.8
c. Cr(NO3)2 e. 12
d. Pb(NO3)2
e. NO3

b. Balancing Redox Reagents

311) Which reaction is balanced?

a. HBr + H2SO4 Br2 + SO2 + H2O
b. 2 HBr + H2SO4 Br2 + SO2 + 2 H2O
c. 2 HBr + 2 H2SO4 Br2 + 2 SO2 + 4 H2O
d. 4 HBr + H2SO4 2 Br2 + SO2 + 2 H2O
e. 4 HBr + H2SO4 2 Br2 + SO2 + 2 H2O +
8e

279) Which is correctly balanced?

a. Ag + 2 HNO3 AgNO3 + NO + H2O
b. Ag + 4 HNO3 AgNO3 + 7 NO + 2H2O
c. 3 Ag + 4 HNO3 3 AgNO3 + NO + 2
H2O
d. Ag + 2 HNO3 AgNO3 + NO + 2 H2O
e. 3 Ag + 4 HNO3 3 AgNO3 + NO + 2
H2O + 3e
c. Identifying Redox Reactions
275) Which is a redox reaction?
a. BaSO4 Ba2+ + SO42
b. Cu(NO3)2 + H2S CuS + 2 HNO3
c. CaCO3 CaO + CO2
d. 2 Al + 6 H2O 2 Al(OH)3 + 3 H2
e. NH4+ H+ + NH3

iv. Electrolytic Cells

330) What are the anode and cathode half
reactions for the electrolysis of fused (melted) NaCl?
a. Anode: 2 Cl Cl2 + 2e
Cathode: 2 Na+ + 2e 2 Na
b. Anode: 2 Cl Cl2 + 2e
Cathode: 2 H2O + 2e H2 + 2 OH
c. Anode: 2 H2O O2 + 4 H+ + 4e
Cathode: 4 Na+ + 4e 4 Na