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What is the standard free energy change (ΔG°) for the following redox reaction at 298 K?2Fe2+ (aq) + Cl2 (g) → 2Fe3+ (aq) + 2Cl- (aq)Given data:E°(Fe3+|Fe2+) = +0.77 V; E°(Cl2|Cl-) = +1.36 V

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To calculate the standard free energy change  G  for the redox reaction, we first need to determine the standard cell potential  Ecell  for the reaction. We can do this using the given standard reduction potentials  E  for the half-reactions:E Fe3+|Fe2+  = +0.77 VE Cl2|Cl-  = +1.36 VSince Fe2+ is being oxidized to Fe3+ and Cl2 is being reduced to Cl-, the overall cell potential is:Ecell = E reduction  - E oxidation Ecell = E Cl2|Cl-  - E Fe3+|Fe2+ Ecell =  +1.36 V  -  +0.77 V Ecell = +0.59 VNow that we have the standard cell potential, we can calculate the standard free energy change  G  using the following equation:G = -nFEcellwhere n is the number of moles of electrons transferred in the reaction, F is Faraday's constant  96,485 C/mol , and Ecell is the standard cell potential.In this reaction, 2 moles of electrons are transferred  from 2Fe2+ to 2Fe3+ , so n = 2. Therefore:G = - 2 mol  96,485 C/mol  +0.59 V G = -113,851.9 J/molSince the standard free energy change is typically expressed in kJ/mol, we can convert it:G = -113.85 kJ/molSo, the standard free energy change  G  for the given redox reaction at 298 K is -113.85 kJ/mol.

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