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Calculate the standard electrode potential for the oxidation of Fe2+ ions to Fe3+ ions using the half-reactions and their respective standard electrode potentials. Show the balanced chemical equation for the overall reaction and determine if the reaction is spontaneous or non-spontaneous at standard conditions.

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To calculate the standard electrode potential for the oxidation of Fe2+ ions to Fe3+ ions, we need to find the half-reactions and their respective standard electrode potentials. The half-reactions are as follows:1. Oxidation half-reaction: Fe2+  Fe3+ + e-  Fe2+ loses an electron 2. Reduction half-reaction: Fe3+ + e-  Fe2+  Fe3+ gains an electron Now, we need to find the standard electrode potentials  E  for these half-reactions. The standard electrode potentials are:1. E Fe2+/Fe3+  = +0.77 V  for the reduction half-reaction 2. E Fe3+/Fe2+  = -0.77 V  for the oxidation half-reaction The balanced chemical equation for the overall reaction is:Fe2+  Fe3+ + e-To determine if the reaction is spontaneous or non-spontaneous at standard conditions, we need to calculate the standard cell potential  Ecell  using the Nernst equation:Ecell = E cathode  - E anode In this case, the cathode is the reduction half-reaction, and the anode is the oxidation half-reaction. Therefore, the standard cell potential is:Ecell =  +0.77 V  -  -0.77 V  = +1.54 VSince the standard cell potential  Ecell  is positive  +1.54 V , the reaction is spontaneous at standard conditions.

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