CHEM 001C Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Light-Independent Reactions, Redox, Electrochemistry

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CHEM 001C Lecture 18: Electrochemistry
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How many liters of hydrogen gas are needed to produce 10 Amps of current for
1.0 hour at 25.0 and 1 atm (1 amp = 1 C/sec; 1 mol e- = 96500 C)?
Anode: 2H2(g) + 4OH-
(aq) → 4H2O(l) + 4e-
Cathode: O2(g) + 2H2O(l) + 4e- → 4OH-
(aq)
x x x 1 hr = 3.6 x 104 C
sec
10 C
1 hr
60 min
1 min
60 sec
x x = 0.187 mol H2
1
3.6 x 10 C
41 mol e
96500 C4 mol e
2 mol H2
V = = = 4.56 L
P
nRT
1 atm
(0.1887 mol)(0.0821 L atm/mol K)(298 K)
* *
Photosynthesis
4.2 x 1017 kJ of free energy stored annually by plants (1010 tons of C converted to
carbs/biomass)
Calvin Cycle
NADP+ + H+ + 2e- → NADPH
NADPH reacts with CO2 in “Dark Reactions”
Fuel Cells
Fuel cell: utilizes a redox reaction between hydrogen and oxygen to produce
water and electrical energy
Must be continually supplied with oxidant (O2) and reductant (H2) in order
to operate
2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(g) cell = 1.23 V
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How many liters of hydrogen gas are needed to produce 10 amps of current for. Anode : 2h 2(g) + 4oh - (aq) 4h 2 o (l) + 4e - Cathode : o 2(g) + 2h 2 o (l) + 4e - 4oh - (aq) x x 1 hr = 3. 6 x 10 4 c. Photosynthesis (0. 1887 mol)(0. 0821 l atm/mol k)(298 k) 4. 2 x 10 17 kj of free energy stored annually by plants (10 10 tons of c converted to carbs/biomass) Nadp + + h + + 2e - nadph. Nadph reacts with co 2 in dark reactions . Fuel cell : utilizes a redox reaction between hydrogen and oxygen to produce water and electrical energy. Must be continually supplied with oxidant (o 2 ) and reductant (h 2 ) in order to operate. Cathode : o 2(g) + 4h + (aq) + 4e - 2h 2 o (g)

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