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6 Nov 2019


Techniques including X-ray crystallography, spectroscopy andmagnetic measurements demonstrate that mercury (1) is almost alwaysfound as the dimer, H2+. A concentration cell is onein which the only difference between the two half cells is theconcentration of a reacting species. The following concentrationcell was used for all measurements:


Hg | Hg(I) (CL) || Hg(I)(CR) |Hg


WhereHg(I) is present at a concentration CL In the left half-cell and at aconcentration CRin the right half-cell. Stock solution A wasprepared from 2.8 g or mercury (I) nitrate mono-hydrate, which iseither HgNO3*H2O (FW 280.61) if Hg (I) is monatomic, orHg2(NO3)2*2H2O (FW 561.22) if Hg(I) is diatomic. The salt was dissolved in100.0 mL of 0.16 M HNO3containing a few drops of liquid Hg to preventoxidation of Hg(I). Solution B was a 1.6 MHNO3.Five concentration cells in the following table were set and theirvoltage was measured.


Cell

LeftHalf-Cell

RightHalf-Cell

Voltage(mV)

1

SolutionA

SolutionA

0

2

10.0 mL A +17.4 mL B diluted to 100 mL

SolutionA

29

3

10.0 mL ofcell 2 solution + 17.4 mL B diluted to 100.0 mL

SolutionA

62

4

10.0 mL ofcell 3 solution + 17.4 mL B diluted to 100.0 mL

SolutionA

90

5

10.0 mL ofCell 4 solution + 17.4 mL B diluted to 100.0 mL

SolutionA

119



b) Write the 2 half-reactions for theconcentration cell and write the Nernst equation for the completecell if Hg (I) is monatomic. (i.e. Hg+)


c) Write the 2 half-reactions forthe concentration cell and write the Nernst equation for thecomplete cell if Hg (I) is diatomic. (i.e.Hg2+)



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