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The plot required to obtain a straight line in the calibration curve of cell potential and the concentration of copper (II) and the slope of the line.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
A voltaic cell designed to measure
is constructed of a standard hydrogen electrode and a copper metal electrode in 
solution.
is constructed of a standard hydrogen electrode and a copper metal electrode in solution.The half cell reaction at cathode is,
……(1)The half cell reaction at anode is,
……(2)The overall cell reaction is obtained by adding equation (1) and equation (2).
……(3)The standard cell potential 
is calculated by the formula,
is calculated by the formula,
Where,
is the cell potential of equation (1).
is the cell potential of equation (2).
Substitute the value of and in the above equation.
and in the above equation.
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Principles of Chemistry Molecular Approach
3rd Edition, 2014
Tro
ISBN: 9780321971944