Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
The cell has iron(II) at and iron(III) at on the left. On the right it has chloride ion at and chlorine gas at . It has and . Find the reaction quotient, then , and then the emf at . Then find the emf at , taking to stay at and using .
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The quotient. .
Step 2. The logarithm. .
Step 3. At 298 K. .
Step 4. The factor at 313 K. .
Step 5. At 313 K. .
Answer: , so . The emf is at and at .
Check. is far below 1, so is above . The larger factor at the higher temperature makes the difference a little bigger.
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The Nernst equation at is . Here is products over reactants, to the power of their coefficients. Solids and liquids are left out and gases enter as pressures in bar. In general the factor is .
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