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Consider the following electrolytic cells
(i) `M (s) | M ^(2+) (aq), 0.1 M || X ^(2+) (aq), 0.01 M |X (s)`
(ii) `M (s) | M ^(2+) (aq), 0.1 M || X ^(2) (aq), 0.01 M | X (s)`
(iii) `M (s) | M ^(2+) (aq), 0.1 M || X ^(2) (aq), 0.01 M | X (s)`
The cell EMF of the above cells are `E_(1), E _(2)` and `E_(3)` respectively. Which one of the following is true?

A

a) `E _(1) gt E _(2) gt E _(3)`

B

b) `E _(2) gt E _(3) gt E _(1)`

C

c) `E _(3) gt E _(2) gt E _(1)`

D

d) `E _(1) gt E _(3) gt E _(2)`

Text Solution

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The correct Answer is:
D
For te given cell, cell reaction is
`M + X ^(2+) to M ^(2+) + X`
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