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What is the Gibbs free energy change for the electrochemical reaction involving the oxidation of copper, Cu, to copper (II) ions, Cu2+, in a solution of CuSO4 with a potential of 0.78 V at 25°C?

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To calculate the Gibbs free energy change  G  for the electrochemical reaction involving the oxidation of copper to copper  II  ions, we can use the following equation:G = -nFEwhere:- n is the number of moles of electrons transferred in the reaction  for the oxidation of Cu to Cu2+, n = 2 - F is the Faraday's constant  F = 96,485 C/mol - E is the cell potential  E = 0.78 V Now, we can plug in the values and calculate G:G = - 2 mol  96,485 C/mol  0.78 V G = -150,676.2 J/molThe Gibbs free energy change for the electrochemical reaction involving the oxidation of copper to copper  II  ions in a solution of CuSO4 with a potential of 0.78 V at 25C is approximately -150.7 kJ/mol.

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