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2018-08-15 11:55 pm
What is E° for the reaction:

O2 + 4Fe2+ + 4H+ → 2H2O + 4Fe3+?
Fe3+ + e– → Fe2+ E° = + 0.769 V

O2 + 4H+ + 2e– → 2H2O
E° = +1.229 V

2.0 V

–1.85 V
0.460 V

0.335 V

I got two answers the first one is -1.85 and the second one I got was .460 Very confused

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2018-08-16 12:30 am
The reduction of O₂ to H₂O involves 4e⁻, but not 2e⁻, i.e.
O₂ + 4H⁺ + 4e⁻ → 2H₂O …… E° = +1.229 V

The reduction potential is a tendency for the half reaction. When the both sides of a half equation is multiplied by a whole number, the reduction potential is unchanged because the tendency is a constant.

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Method 1 :

Fe³⁺ + e⁻ → Fe²⁺ …… E° = + 0.769 V
O₂ + 4H⁺ + 4e⁻ → 2H₂O …… E° = +1.229 V

For the reaction :
O₂ + 4Fe²⁺ + 4H⁺ → 2H₂O + 4Fe³⁺ …… E°(cell)
The conversion from O₂ (O.N. of O = 0) to H₂O (O.N. of O = -2) is reduction.
The conversion from Fe²⁺ (O.N. of Fe = +2) to Fe³⁺ (O.N. of Fe = 3) is oxidation.

E° of the reaction, E°(cell) = E°(red) - E°(oxid) = (+1.229 V) - (+0.769 V) = +0.460 V

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Method 2 :

4Fe²⁺ → 4Fe³⁺ + 4e⁻ …… E° = -(+ 0.769 V) = -0.769 V
O₂ + 4H⁺ + 4e⁻ → 2H₂O …… E° = +1.229 V

Add the above two half equation, the overall equation is :
O₂ + 4Fe²⁺ + 4H⁺ → 2H₂O + 4Fe³⁺ …… E°(cell) = (-0.769 V) + (+1.229 V) = +0.460 V
2018-08-16 12:32 am
Electrochemistry.....

Target reaction below, where Fe2+is oxidized to Fe3+, oxygen gas is reduced.
O2 + 4Fe2+ + 4H+ --> 2H2O + 4Fe3+

(4Fe2+ --> Fe3+ + 1e-) .......... .................. E = -0.77V ............. oxidation half-reaction
O2 + 4H+ + 4e- --> 2H2O ...... .................. E = +1.23V ............ reduction half-reaction
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4Fe2+ + O2 + 4H+ --> 4Fe3+ + 2H2O ..... E = +0.46V ............. balanced net ionic equation

E(total) is the sum of the cell potentials for the oxidation and reduction half-reactions. Pay attention to the way the half-reaction is written in the standard reduction table, and to the sign of E. For oxidation, the reduction reaction is reversed and the sign of E is reversed.

The cell potential is positive, therefore, the reaction is spontaneous
2018-08-16 12:22 am
In manipulating potentials, we should only change the signs of the values, not the magnitude.

Thus, one does not multiply the E° by the number of electrons in the half reaction. In the case of the Fe2+ equation, you need not multiply by 4.

Fe2+ ==⇒ Fe3+ + e- E° = -0.769 V

O2 + 4H+ + 2e– → 2H2O E° = +1.229
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O2 + 4Fe2+ + 4H+ → 2H2O + 4Fe3+ E° = +0.46

Look at the following website:

https://www.chem.wisc.edu/deptfiles/genchem/netorial/rottosen/tutorial/modules/electrochemistry/05potential/18_52.htm


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