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For the reaction:
$F e^{2 +} (a q) + A g^{+} (a q) ⟶ A g (s) + F e^{+ 3} (a q)$

Predict which change will decrease the cell voltage?

A

Increase the amount of Ag

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B

Decrease the concentration of

A g^{+}

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C

Increase the concentration of

F e^{+ 3}

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D

Both

B

and

C

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Solution

The correct option is B Increase the concentration of $F e^{+ 3}$
$E_{c e l l} = E_{c e l l}^{o} - \frac{2.303 R T}{n F} log \frac{[A g] [F e^{+ 3}]}{[F e^{2 +}] [A g^{+}]}$

Increasing the concentration of $F e^{+ 3}$ will decrease cell voltage $(E_{c e l l})$ .

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