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n mol of electrons are involved in a redox reaction occurring in a galvanic cell with a standard EMF of xV. Show that the equilibrium constant of the reaction, `K=10^(16.91nx).`

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`DeltaG^(@)=-2.303RT log K=-nFE^(@)`
Here, `E^(@)=xV`
Hence at `25^(@)C, DeltaG^(@)=-2.303 xx8.314xx2981logK`
`=-nFE`
`or, 2.303xx8.314xx298log K=n xx96500x`
`or, log K=16.91xxn xx x`
`therefore" "K=10^(16.91nx)" (proved)"`
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