CH 223 Ziegler Worksheet on Electrochemistry
You will need a table of Standard reduction potentials to work this worksheet. See appendix
E in your book.
1. Which species of the following pairs is the better Reducing agent?
a. Ag or Au
b. Cl- or I-
c. Mn+2 or Fe+2
d. H2 in acidic solution or in basic solution
2. Which species in the following pairs is the better Oxidizing agent?
a. Br2 or H2O2
b. SO4
-2 or MnO4
-
c. AgBr(s) or Ag+
d. O2 in acidic solution or basic solution
3. Arrange the following in order of increasing strength of oxidizing agent
Al
+3 AgBr F2 ClO3
- (acidic) Ni+2
Balance the following redox equations.
4. 2
22
() () () ()
M
nO s I aq I s Mn aq
−+
+→+
