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A-LevelChemistryElectrochemistryOct/Nov 2018Paper 5 Q216 Marks

The solubility product, Ksp, of a sparingly soluble salt can be determined by measuring the cell potential of a cell known as a concentration cell. One of the half-cells uses a saturated solution of the salt as the electrolyte. The Ksp of silver chloride, AgCl, can be measured using the apparatus shown. [Figure X.X] The silver electrodes of the two half-cells were connected via a voltmeter, reading to three decimal places. This measured the cell potential of the concentration cell. The half-cells were kept at a temperature of 40 °C. Under these conditions, the relationship between cell potential, Ecell, and [Ag⁺(aq)] is 16.1Ecell = log Csat - log [Ag⁺(aq)] Csat is the concentration of the saturated solution of silver chloride

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About This A-Level Chemistry Question

Topic

This structured question tests Electrochemistry in A-Level Chemistry (syllabus code 9701). It is worth 16 marks.

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This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Chemistry Oct/Nov 2018 examination, Paper 5 Variant 1.

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