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 Primarily I would thank god for
being able to complete this project
with success. Then I would like to
extend my sincere and heartfelt
gratitude to my CHEMISTRY teacher
Mr. G. S. Sahoo sir who has helped
me in this endeavour and without
his help,cooperation and guidance
this project couldn't have been
what it evolved to be. I'm also
thankful to my parents for their
cooperation and encouragement. At
last but not the least, gratitude to
all my friends who helped me to
complete this project with in limited
time frame

NAME - CHAN DAN MOHARANA

CLASS-XII
ROLL NO - 1225
 It is here by certified that the original
and genuine investigation has been
carried out to investigate about the
subject matter and the related data
collection and investigation has been
completely solely, sincerely and
satisfactorily done by Master
CHAN DAN MOHARANA of class XII of
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,
Kendrapara regarding the project
titled, "ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL".

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Whenever a redox reaction is allowed to take place directly ~
in a single beaker, it is found that the solution becomes
hot. For example, when zinc is placed in a copper solution,
the solution is found to be warmer as the reaction
proceeds according to the equation.
Zn(s) +Cu (aq) ZnSo4 (aq) +Cu(s)
Similar results are observed when a rod of copper is
placed in silver solution. The reaction taking place as
follows:
Cu(s) +2AgNo3+2Ag
Thus, we conclude that whenever a redox takes place
directly in a single in a single beaker, chemical energy in
the form of heat is produced. By suitable means it is
possible to bring out the redox reaction indirectly so as to
convert the chemical energy into the electrical energy

Representation of an electrochemical cell

An electrochemical cell is represented in a manner an

illustrated below.
Zn/Zn2+11Cu2+/ Cu
I.e. by convention, the electrode on which oxidation takes
place is written on the left-hand side and the other
electrode on which reduction takes place is written on the right-hand
side. The electrode of the left-hand side is
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A zinc rod is placed in the zinc sulphate solution taken in a~~ ~ 1 ~ ,

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solution taken in another beaker. The two rods are !:': { -;, ~Al ~
connected by a wire and two solutions are connected by a __.) I\
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Salt bridge and its function
A salt-bridge is a U-shaped tube containing concentrated
solution of an inert electrolyte like KCL, KN03, K2S04 etc.
An inert electrolyte is one whose ions do not take part in
the redox reaction and also do not react with electrolyte
used. The function of the salt bridge is to allow the
movement of the ions from one solution to the other
without mixing of the two solutions. Thus, whereas the
electrons flow in the outer circuit in the wire, the inner
circuit is completed by the flow of ions from one solution to
the other through the salt bridge moreover, it helps to
maintain the electrical neutrality of the solution of the two
half cells.
Thus, the main functions of the salt bridge are:

• To complete the electrical circuit by allowing the ions

to flow from one solution to the other without mixing of
the two solutions.
• To maintain the electrical neutrality of the solutions in
the two half cells.
Let us see what would happen if the salt bridge were not
used in the cells show in the following diagram. Electrons
are given out by the zinc electrode where
they will neutralize some of the Cu2+ions of the solution.
Thus So42-
ions will not leave and the solution will acquire a
negative charge. At the same time, Zn2+ ions produced
from zinc plate will enter ZnSo4 solution. After some time,

--- e flow of electrons will stop and hence the current stops
flowing.
Standard EMF of an Electrochemical Cell

An electrochemical cell is based on reaction which can be

split into the two half reactions:
• Oxidation half reaction
• Reduction half reaction
Standard EMF of the cell:
Where,
Ecell = Electrode Potential of the cell
Ecathode = Electrode Potential of the oxidation half
reaction
Eanode= Electrode Potential of the oxidation half reaction
According to Nernst Equation, the relation between
concentration of electrode and the standard electrode
potential can be given as:
Ecell = Ecathode - Eanode
E = Eo - 0 .059/n Log [Ml/ [Mn+]
Where,
E= Electrode Potential at non-standard conditions
Eo=Electrode potential at standard conditions
n= Number of electrons transferred in the equation
[M]=concentration of the metal
[Mn+]=concentration of metal ion

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• The electrode at which oxidation takes place is called
the anode. The electrode at which the reduction takes
place is called the cathode.
• Since electrons are produced at the zinc electrodes,
this electrode is rich in electrons, which pushes the
electrons into the external circuit and hence it is
designated as the negative pole. The other electrode,
i.e. the copper electrode is in the need of electrons for
the reduction of Cu2+ ions into the Cu.
• The electrons flow from the negative pole to the
positive pole in the external circuit. However,
conventionally, this current is set to flow in the
opposite direction.
• The oxidation of Zn into ions produces excess of Zn2+
ions in the left beaker. This creates an
unbalanced positive charge in the solution. To
maintain electrical neutrality of the solution in the two
beakers, the cations and anions move through the salt
bridge.
• As copper from copper sulphate solution is deposited

fP on the copper electrode and sulphate ions migrate to

the other side, the concentration of the copper
sulphate solution decreases. As the cell operates
consequently, the current falls.
• Evidently, the weight of the copper rod will increase
while that of zinc rod will decrease as the cell works

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in the other take 0 .5M zinc sulphate solution.
• Take a copper strip and clean it using a sandpap
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•Then dip into the beaker containing lM zinc sulphate
solution.
• Take a salt bridge and connect the two solutions using
the salt bridge.
• Take a voltmeter and connect the copper strip to the
positive terminal and the zinc strip to the negative
terminal using connecting wires.
• Note the positive of the pointer in the voltmeter and
record the reading.
• Repeat the experiment by taking different
concentration of zinc sulphate and the copper
sulphate solutions

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With these observations, we conclude that EMF of the cell

increases with decreases in the concentration of the
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Bibliography

1.Chemistry Part-1, Textbook for class XII

2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniell_cell
3.www.google.com
4.www.scribed.com

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