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At a temperature of 25ºC the following cell shows a potential of 0.7585 V: Cd/CdCl2 (0.01...

At a temperature of 25ºC the following cell shows a potential of 0.7585 V: Cd/CdCl2 (0.01 M) II AgCl (sat)/Ag (i) calculate the standard electromotive force of the cell; (ii) Calculate the mean activity coefficients in the CdCl2 solution.

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the Standard EMF of the cell can be calculated using nernst equation .

The mean ionic activity coefficient can be determined using debye huckel limiting law.


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