Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Two platinum electrodes dip into the same solution of chloride ions. Chlorine gas is bubbled over one electrode at and over the other at . (a) Which is the anode? (b) What is the emf at ? (c) What is the Gibbs energy change for the cell reaction, in ?
A concentration cell has two identical electrodes in solutions of the same ion at concentrations . and at . The dilute side is the anode. A saturated solution of a salt gives : for , , and for , . , with .
Have you tried it?
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.
Plan. Find which pressure raises the potential, then use the Nernst equation for the ratio of pressures.
Step 1. The anode. In the gas is a reactant. More gas raises the potential. So the electrode is the cathode and the electrode is the anode.
Step 2. The emf. .
Step 3. The Gibbs energy. .
Answer: the low-pressure electrode is the anode, and .
Watch out. With hydrogen electrodes the high-pressure side would be the anode. The rule depends on which side of the half-reaction the gas stands.
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