ERIC Number: EJ940768
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Publication Date: 2011-Jun
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The Variation of Electrochemical Cell Potentials with Temperature
Peckham, Gavin D.; McNaught, Ian J.
Journal of Chemical Education, v88 n6 p782-783 Jun 2011
Electrochemical cell potentials have no simple relationship with temperature but depend on the interplay between the sign and magnitude of the isothermal temperature coefficient, dE[degrees]/dT, and on the magnitude of the reaction quotient, Q. The variations in possible responses of standard and non-standard cell potentials to changes in the temperature, topics that are not discussed in any current textbook, are described. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: College Science, Molecular Structure, Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Thermodynamics
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