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Calculate the equilibrium constant (K) for the reaction between copper and silver ions in a galvanic cell at room temperature (25°C), given the following half-reactions and their respective reduction potentials:Cu2+ (aq) + 2e- → Cu (s)   E°red = +0.34 VAg+ (aq) + e- → Ag (s)      E°red = +0.80 VAlso, if the cell is constructed with a copper electrode and a silver electrode, which electrode will be the

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To calculate the equilibrium constant  K  for the reaction between copper and silver ions in a galvanic cell, we first need to determine the overall cell reaction and the cell potential  Ecell .The cell potential can be calculated using the reduction potentials of the two half-reactions. The half-reaction with the higher reduction potential will proceed as a reduction  gain of electrons  at the cathode, while the other half-reaction will proceed as an oxidation  loss of electrons  at the anode.Since the reduction potential of Ag+  Ered = +0.80 V  is higher than that of Cu2+  Ered = +0.34 V , Ag+ will be reduced at the cathode and Cu2+ will be oxidized at the anode. Therefore, the silver electrode will be the cathode and the copper electrode will be the anode.The overall cell reaction can be obtained by combining the two half-reactions:Oxidation  anode : Cu  s   Cu2+  aq  + 2e-  reverse of the given Cu2+ half-reaction Reduction  cathode : Ag+  aq  + e-  Ag  s   given Ag+ half-reaction Overall cell reaction: Cu  s  + 2Ag+  aq   Cu2+  aq  + 2Ag  s Now we can calculate the cell potential  Ecell  using the reduction potentials:Ecell = Ecathode - Eanode =  +0.80 V  -  +0.34 V  = +0.46 VNext, we can use the Nernst equation to calculate the equilibrium constant  K :Ecell =  RT/nF  * ln K where R is the gas constant  8.314 J/molK , T is the temperature in Kelvin  25C = 298 K , n is the number of electrons transferred  2 in this case , and F is the Faraday constant  96,485 C/mol .Rearranging the equation to solve for K:K = exp nF * Ecell / RT Plugging in the values:K = exp 2 * 96485 * 0.46 V /  8.314 * 298  K = exp 89.2 K  4.9  10^38So, the equilibrium constant  K  for the reaction between copper and silver ions in a galvanic cell at room temperature  25C  is approximately 4.9  10^38. The silver electrode will be the cathode, and the copper electrode will be the anode.

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