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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

If the standard electrode potential for a cell is
2 V at 300 K, the equilibrium constant (K) for
the reaction
Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq) ---------> Zn2+(aq) + Cu(s)
at 300 K is approximately.??????????????????
(R = 8 JK-1 mol-1 , F = 96000 C mol-1)

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer7 Years ago
using the formulae---------> 
(delta)G° = - RT lnk = - nFE°cell
lnk =  nFE°/RT =2x96000x2/(8x300) 
lnk = 160
k = e160  hence the ans.