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What is the standard potential of a silver electrode in a 0.1 M silver nitrate solution at 25°C, given that the reduction half-reaction is Ag⁺(aq) + e⁻ → Ag(s)?

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To calculate the standard potential of a silver electrode in a 0.1 M silver nitrate solution at 25C, we can use the Nernst equation:E = E -  RT/nF  * ln Q Where:E = the potential of the electrodeE = the standard reduction potential of the half-reactionR = the gas constant  8.314 J/molK T = the temperature in Kelvin  25C + 273.15 = 298.15 K n = the number of electrons transferred in the half-reaction  1 for Ag F = Faraday's constant  96,485 C/mol Q = the reaction quotient, which is the ratio of the concentrations of the products to the reactantsFor the given half-reaction, Ag aq  + e  Ag s , the standard reduction potential  E  of silver is +0.7996 V.The reaction quotient  Q  can be calculated as follows:Q = [Ag s ] / [Ag aq ]Since the concentration of a solid  Ag  is considered to be constant and equal to 1, the reaction quotient becomes:Q = 1 / [Ag aq ]Given that the silver nitrate solution is 0.1 M, the concentration of Ag ions is also 0.1 M:Q = 1 / 0.1 = 10Now, we can plug all the values into the Nernst equation:E = 0.7996 -  8.314 * 298.15 /  1 * 96,485   * ln 10 E = 0.7996 -  0.0257  * ln 10 E = 0.7996 -  0.0257  * 2.303E  0.7996 - 0.0592E  0.7404 VTherefore, the standard potential of a silver electrode in a 0.1 M silver nitrate solution at 25C is approximately 0.7404 V.

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