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Calculate the cell potential for the reaction:Hg2Cl2(s) + 2 Cl-(aq) → 2 Hg(l) + 2 Cl2(g)Given the standard reduction potentials: Hg2Cl2(s) + 2 e- → 2 Hg(l) + 2 Cl-(aq)    E° = 0.268 VCl2(g) + 2 e- → 2 Cl-(aq)                  E° = 1.36 V

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To calculate the cell potential for the reaction, we first need to determine the oxidation and reduction half-reactions. The given reaction is:Hg2Cl2 s  + 2 Cl^- aq   2 Hg l  + 2 Cl2 g The given standard reduction potentials are:1  Hg2Cl2 s  + 2 e^-  2 Hg l  + 2 Cl^- aq     E = 0.268 V2  Cl2 g  + 2 e^-  2 Cl^- aq                   E = 1.36 VIn the overall reaction, Hg2Cl2 is being reduced to Hg, so we can use the first half-reaction as is. However, Cl^- is being oxidized to Cl2, so we need to reverse the second half-reaction:2 Cl^- aq   Cl2 g  + 2 e^-    E = -1.36 VNow, we can add the two half-reactions together:Hg2Cl2 s  + 2 e^- + 2 Cl^- aq   2 Hg l  + 2 Cl^- aq  + Cl2 g  + 2 e^-Simplifying the reaction, we get:Hg2Cl2 s  + 2 Cl^- aq   2 Hg l  + Cl2 g Now, we can calculate the cell potential by adding the standard reduction potentials of the two half-reactions:E cell  = E reduction  + E oxidation E cell  = 0.268 V +  -1.36 V E cell  = -1.092 VThe cell potential for the reaction is -1.092 V.

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