Chapter 17: Electrochemistry

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

• Compare standard and non-standard cell potentials and explain the implication(s) of their magnitude and sign.
• Predict qualitatively how the cell potential will change with concentration.
• Relate the cell potential, free energy change and equilibrium constant of a redox reaction.

Sections in this chapter:

• 17.1 Review of Redox Chemistry
  • Review of Redox Chemistry
  • Oxidation Numbers
  • Balancing Redox Equations
  • Summary

• 17.2 Galvanic Cell
  • Galvanic Cell
  • Cell Notation
  • Summary

• 17.3 Electrode and Cell Potentials
  • Electrode and Cell Potentials
  • Interpreting Electrode and Cell Potentials
  • Summary

• 17.4 Potential, Free Energy, and Equilibrium
  • Potential, Free Energy, and Equilibrium
  • E° and ΔG°
  • E° and K
  • Potentials at Nonstandard Conditions: The Nernst Equation
  • Summary

• 17.5 Batteries and Fuel Cells
  • Batteries and Fuel Cells
  • Single-Use Batteries
  • Rechargeable (Secondary) Batteries
  • Fuel Cells
  • Summary

• 17.6 Corrosion
  • Corrosion

• 17.7 Electrolysis
  • Electrolysis
  • The Electrolysis of Molten Sodium Chloride
  • The Electrolysis of Water
  • The Electrolysis of Aqueous Sodium Chloride
  • Electroplating
  • Quantitative Aspects of Electrolysis
  • Summary