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Medical College Admission Test
Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems

Electrochemical Cell Potential Calculation

Hard General Chemistry Electrochemistry

In electrochemistry, the Nernst equation relates the electromotive force (EMF) of a cell to the concentrations of the reactants and products involved in the electrochemical reaction. Consider a galvanic cell that uses the following half-reactions at 25°C:

Oxidation: Zn(s) → Zn2+(aq) + 2e-
Reduction: Cu2+(aq) + 2e- → Cu(s)

Given that the standard reduction potentials for these half-reactions are: E°(Zn2+/Zn) = -0.76 V and E°(Cu2+/Cu) = +0.34 V, calculate the standard cell potential (Ecell°) for this galvanic cell and determine which of the following statements regarding the cell potential at non-standard conditions (where [Zn2+] = 0.10 M and [Cu2+] = 1.0 M) is correct.

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