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Which of the following conditions are satisfied when the cell reaction in the electrochemical cell is spontaneous?(a) ΔG° > 0(b) E°cell < 0(c) E°cell = 0(d) ΔG° < 0This question was addressed to me in homework.This intriguing question comes from Electrochemical Cells in section Electrochemistry of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer» CORRECT choice is (d) ΔG° < 0

For explanation: For all spontaneous chemical reactions, the change in Gibbs free ENERGY (ΔG°) is always negative. For a spontaneous reaction in an electrolytic cell, the cell POTENTIAL (E°cell) should be POSITIVE.


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