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Calculate the change in Gibbs free energy for the electrochemical reaction, given the standard reduction potentials of the reactants and products:Cu2+ (aq) + 2e- → Cu (s)E° = +0.34 VFe2+ (aq) + 2e- → Fe (s)E° = -0.44 V

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To calculate the change in Gibbs free energy  G  for the electrochemical reaction, we first need to determine the overall cell potential  Ecell  for the redox reaction. The cell potential is the difference between the reduction potentials of the two half-reactions.In this case, the Cu2+ half-reaction is the reduction half-reaction, and the Fe2+ half-reaction needs to be reversed to become an oxidation half-reaction:Cu2+  aq  + 2e-  Cu  s   E = +0.34 V  reduction Fe  s   Fe2+  aq  + 2e-  E = +0.44 V  oxidation, reversed sign Now, we can calculate the overall cell potential  Ecell :Ecell = E reduction  + E oxidation Ecell =  +0.34 V  +  +0.44 V Ecell = +0.78 VNext, we can use the Nernst equation to calculate the change in Gibbs free energy  G :G = -nFEcellwhere n is the number of moles of electrons transferred  in this case, n = 2 , F is Faraday's constant  96,485 C/mol , and Ecell is the overall cell potential.G = - 2 mol  96,485 C/mol  0.78 V G = -150,356.2 J/molThe change in Gibbs free energy for the electrochemical reaction is -150,356.2 J/mol.

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