Engineering
Chemistry
Activity or Electrochemical Series
Question

Given

ECl2/Cl¯º=1.36V,ECr3+/Crº=−0.74V

 ECr2O72−/Cr3+º=1.33V,EMnO4¯/Mn2+º=1.51V

Among the following, the strongest reducing agent is:

Cr

Mn2+

Cl¯

Cr3+

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Solution

Strongest Reducing agent → which undergoes oxidations

Mn+2 → MnO4¯ + 5e¯             EMn+2/MnO4¯o=−1.51 V      

2Cr3+ → Cr2O72– + 6e¯          ECr+2/Cr2O72−o=−1.33 V      

2Cl¯ → Cl2 + 2e¯                    ECl¯/Cl2o=−1.36 V

Cr → Cr+3 + 3e¯                      ECr/Cr+3o=0.74 V

E° (+ve) or ∆G (–ve) represents spontaneous process