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Calculate the standard electrode potential for the redox reaction: Al(s) + Fe2+(aq) → Fe(s) + Al3+(aq) at 298K, given that the standard reduction potential for Fe2+/Fe is -0.44V and Al3+/Al is -1.66V.

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To calculate the standard electrode potential for the given redox reaction, we need to determine the individual half-reactions and then combine them.The given standard reduction potentials are:Fe aq  + 2e  Fe s     E = -0.44 VAl aq  + 3e  Al s     E = -1.66 VWe need to reverse the second half-reaction to make it an oxidation reaction:Al s   Al aq  + 3e    E = +1.66 VNow, we need to balance the electrons in both half-reactions. In this case, we need to multiply the first half-reaction by 3 and the second half-reaction by 2 to get 6 electrons in both reactions:3[Fe aq  + 2e  Fe s ]    3E = 3 -0.44 V 2[Al s   Al aq  + 3e]    2E = 2 +1.66 V Now, we can add the two balanced half-reactions together:2Al s  + 3Fe aq   3Fe s  + 2Al aq Finally, we can calculate the standard electrode potential for the overall redox reaction by adding the potentials of the two half-reactions:E cell  = E oxidation  + E reduction E cell  = 2 +1.66 V  + 3 -0.44 V E cell  = 3.32 V - 1.32 VE cell  = 2.00 VSo, the standard electrode potential for the given redox reaction is 2.00 V at 298 K.

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