Analytical Chemistry: Electrochemistry Lecture Quiz
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What forms a dark blue complex with triiodide ions, indicating the endpoint in certain titrations?

  • Aluminum
  • Starch (correct)
  • Iron(III)
  • Silver

In an oxidation/reduction titration, why must the analyte initially be in a single oxidation state?

  • To make the titration process faster
  • To prevent interference from excess reagent
  • To enhance the color change of the indicator
  • To ensure accurate titration results (correct)

What is necessary for an auxiliary reducing agent to be useful as a prooxidant or a pre reductant in titrations?

  • Interference with the standard solution
  • Formation of a gas
  • Color change of the solution
  • Quantitative reaction with the analyte (correct)

What is a measure of the tendency of an electrochemical cell reaction to proceed toward equilibrium?

<p>Cell potential (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which electrode is where a reduction reaction occurs in an electrochemical cell?

<p>Cathode (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has been used as a universal reference electrode in electrochemistry?

<p>Standard hydrogen electrode (SHE) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using sodium bismuthate in the context provided?

<p>To act as an oxidizing agent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following metals is NOT included in the list provided as good reducing agents?

<p>Iron (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a pH electrode in the clinical laboratory according to the passage?

<p>To assess pH levels (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of potentimetry, what is the primary role of the liquid junction?

<p>To prevent contamination between samples (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which solution is commonly used as a filling solution due to the similar mobility of its ions?

<p>$KCl$ solution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the null-balance technique in the context of potentimetry?

<p>To ensure accurate voltage readings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Ilkovic equation used to show?

<p>The relationship between analyte diffusion coefficient and analyte concentration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faraday's Law relate the number of coulombs consumed to?

<p>The amount of electricity at a fixed potential (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In amperometry, what is the equivalence point established by?

<p>Changes in average of current passing through a solution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does coulometry measure in terms of current flow?

<p>Current flow between non-polarizable electrodes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is electrical connection achieved between the indicator and reference electrodes in polarography?

<p>By allowing a slow flow LMVP III (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does amperometry measure?

<p>Current flow when a constant voltage is applied (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of electrochemical analyses in the clinical laboratory?

<p>Measuring the current or voltage generated by specific ions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cell is spontaneously produced when the external E is turned off in an electrolytic cell?

<p>Galvanic cell (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of a reducing agent in a redox reaction?

<p>Donating electrons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a common type of electrochemical analysis used in the clinical laboratory?

<p>Spectrometry (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a salt bridge in an electrochemical cell?

<p>To allow ions to flow between the two half-cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an oxidation-reduction titration?

<p>Involves a change in the chemical structure of reactants (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cell operates spontaneously and requires no external source of electrical energy?

<p>Galvanic cell (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a galvanic cell when one of the chemical components is depleted?

<p>The cell becomes a dead cell and cannot produce electrical energy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of the completeness of a reaction on the titration curves for oxidation/reduction reactions?

<p>The change in the equivalence-point region becomes larger (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What substances can function as true redox indicators?

<p>Substances that change color upon being oxidized or reduced (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cell requires an external source of electrical energy for operation?

<p>Electrolytic cell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is formed at the cathode when electrons pass through the external meter in a galvanic cell?

<p>OH− ions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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