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In the electrochemical reaction,
2Fe3++ZnZn2++2Fe2+,
increasing the concentration of Fe2+:

A
increases the cell emf.
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increases the current flow.
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decreases the cell emf.
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alters the pH of the solution.
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Solution

The correct option is C decreases the cell emf.
According to the given cell reaction we have,

Ecell = E0cell - 0.05912logZn2+(Fe2+)2(Fe3+)2

so, concentration of Fe2+ is inversely proportional to the Ecell
hence, on increasing the concentration of Fe2+ will decrease the value of Ecell.

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