# Physical Sciences Grade 12 P2 NSC November 2018 QP (Eng)

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                                  NATIONAL
                             SENIOR CERTIFICATE

                                     GRADE 12

                      PHYSICAL SCIENCES: CHEMISTRY (P2)

                                  NOVEMBER 2018

MARKS: 150

TIME: 3 hours

              This question paper consists of 15 pages and 4 data sheets.

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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1.        Write your examination number and centre number in the appropriate spaces
          on the ANSWER BOOK.

2.        This question paper consists of TEN questions. Answer ALL the questions in
          the ANSWER BOOK.

3.        Start EACH question on a NEW page in the ANSWER BOOK.

4.        Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
          question paper.

5.        Leave ONE line between two subquestions, e.g. between QUESTION 2.1 and
          QUESTION 2.2.

6.        You may use a non-programmable calculator.

7.        You may use appropriate mathematical instruments.

8.        Show ALL formulae and substitutions in ALL calculations.

9.        Round off your FINAL numerical answers to a minimum of TWO decimal
          places.

10.       Give brief motivations, discussions, etc. where required.

11.       You are advised to use the attached DATA SHEETS.

12.       Write neatly and legibly.

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QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Choose
the answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question numbers (1.1 to 1.10) in
the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 1.11 D.

1.1       Which ONE of the following is the structural formula of the functional group of
          the KETONES?

                       O                                       O
           A                                     B
                       C                               H       C

                           O

           C           C   C   C                 D         C       O   H

                                                                                                 (2)

1.2       Which ONE of the formulae below represents an ALKANE?

          A     C2H4

          B     C5H10

          C     C14H30

          D     C8H14                                                                            (2)

1.3       Consider the organic compound below.

                                       H   H     CH3

                               H       C   C     C     CH3

                                       H   H     CH3

          The IUPAC name of this compound is …

          A     2,3-dimethyl butane.

          B     3,3-dimethyl butane.

          C     2,2-dimethyl butane.

          D     1,1,1-trimethyl propane.                                                         (2)

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1.4       Activation energy can best be described as the minimum energy required
          to …

          A     cause effective collisions.

          B     make reactant molecules collide.

          C     change the orientation of reactant molecules.

          D     increase the kinetic energy of reactant molecules.                                                      (2)

1.5       Which statement is CORRECT for a system in DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM?

          A     All reactants are used up.

          B     The forward reaction is equal to the reverse reaction.

          C     All substances in the reaction are of equal concentration.

          D     The concentration of the reactants and products remain constant.                                        (2)

1.6       Initially, a certain amount of P(g) was placed in an empty container.
          The hypothetical reaction reaches equilibrium in a closed container according
          to the following balanced equation:

                                          P(g) ⇌ 2Q(g)                           H < 0

          At time t, the temperature is increased.

          Which graph below best illustrates the resulting changes in the rates of the
          forward and reverse reactions after the temperature is increased?

                 rate (mol∙s )
                -1

                                                                 rate (mol∙s )
                                                               -1

           A                                               B

                                      t       time (s)                                        t    time (s)

                                                               rate (mol∙s )
                                                               -1

                 rate (mol∙s )
                -1

           C                                               D

                                      t       time (s)                                    t        time (s)
                                                                                                                        (2)

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1.7       Reactions I and II below have equilibrium constants (Kc) greater
          than 1.

          I:   H3X + HCO 3 ⇌ H2X− + H2CO3                    Kc > 1

          II: H3O+ + H2X− ⇌ H2O + H3X                         Kc > 1

          Based on the reactions above, the ACIDS in order of INCREASING
          STRENGTH (weakest to strongest) are …

          A     H3X, H2X−, H3O+

          B     H2CO3, H3X, H3O+

          C     H3X, H2CO3, H3O+

          D     H3X, H3O+, H2CO3                                                                   (2)

1.8       Consider the cell notation for a galvanic cell below.

                                Ni(s) | Ni2+(aq) || H+(aq) | H2(g) | Pt(s)

          Which ONE of the following half-reactions takes place at the ANODE of
          this cell?

          A     2H+(aq) + 2e− → H2(g)

          B     H2(g) → 2H+(aq) + 2e−

          C     Ni2+(aq) + 2e− → Ni(s)

          D     Ni(s) → Ni2+(aq) + 2e−                                                             (2)

1.9       Which ONE of the following is applicable to an ELECTROLYTIC CELL?

          A     Reduction takes place at the anode.

          B     Oxidation takes place at the cathode.

          C     It uses alternating current.

          D     A battery is used for the cell to function.                                        (2)

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1.10      The flow diagram below shows four stages (A, B, C and D) in the conversion
          of sulphur to sulphuric acid.

                       Stage A   Sulphur   Stage B   Sulphur    Stage C
           Sulphur                                                           Oleum
                                 dioxide             trioxide

                                                                                  Stage D

                                                                          Sulphuric acid

          At which stage is a catalyst used?

          A     A

          B     B

          C     C

          D     D                                                                             (2)
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QUESTION 2 (Start on a new page.)

A test tube containing a straight chain organic acid X, ethanol and a catalyst is heated
in a water bath, as illustrated below.

                                                                test tube

                       water bath                               X + C2H5OH + catalyst

                        tripod                                  Bunsen burner

Organic compound Y is produced according to the following equation:

                                    X + C2H5OH ⟶ Y + H2O

2.1       Give a reason why the test tube is heated in a water bath instead of directly
          over the flame.                                                                          (1)

2.2       Write down the:

          2.2.1        Type of reaction that takes place here                                      (1)

          2.2.2        FORMULA of the catalyst needed                                              (1)

          2.2.3        Homologous series to which compound Y belongs                               (1)

The molecular mass of compound Y is 144 g∙mol-1 and its empirical formula is C4H8O.

2.3       Determine the molecular formula of compound Y.                                           (2)

2.4       Write down the IUPAC name of compound Y.                                                 (2)

2.5       Write down the structural formula of the organic acid X.                                 (2)
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QUESTION 3 (Start on a new page.)

The boiling points of different organic compounds are given below.

                             COMPOUND               BOILING POINT (°C)
                        A   HCOOH                           101
                        B   CH3COOH                         118
                        C   CH3CH2COOH                      141
                        D   CH3CH2CH2COOH                   164

3.1       Define boiling point.                                                                   (2)

3.2       Write down the:

          3.2.1        Name of the FUNCTIONAL GROUP of these compounds                            (1)

          3.2.2        IUPAC name of compound C                                                   (1)

          3.2.3        Structural formula of the FUNCTIONAL isomer of compound B                  (2)

3.3       Which ONE of the compounds, A or B or C, has the highest vapour pressure?
          Refer to the data in the table to give a reason for the answer.                         (2)

3.4       The boiling point of compound B is now compared with of compound X.

                            COMPOUND                BOILING POINT (°C)
                       B    CH3COOH                        118
                       X    CH3CH2CH2OH                     98

          3.4.1        Besides the conditions used to determine boiling points, give a
                       reason why this is a fair comparison.                                      (1)

          3.4.2        Is compound X a PRIMARY, SECONDARY or TERTIARY alcohol?
                       Give a reason for the answer.                                              (2)

          3.4.3        Fully explain the difference between the boiling points by referring
                       to the types of intermolecular forces present in each of these
                       compounds.                                                                 (4)
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QUESTION 4 (Start on a new page.)

4.1       Three reactions of organic compounds from the same homologous series are
          shown below.

          I:         Butane + Br2 ⟶ 2-bromobutane + P
                                                heat
          II:        Pentane + excess oxygen ⟶

          III:       Hexane ⟶ C2H4 + Q

          4.1.1        Define a homologous series.                                                (2)

          4.1.2        Name the type of reaction represented by I.                                (1)

          4.1.3        Write down the formula of the inorganic compound P.                        (1)

          4.1.4        Give the structural formula of a POSITIONAL isomer of
                       2-bromobutane.                                                             (2)

          4.1.5        Using molecular formulae, write down the balanced equation for
                       reaction II.                                                               (3)

          Reaction III is an example of a cracking reaction.

          4.1.6        Define a cracking reaction.                                                (2)

          4.1.7        Give the structural formula of organic compound Q.                         (2)

4.2       Study the flow diagram below.

                                Hydrolysis
          2-bromobutane                          Compound R                        Alkene

          4.2.1        Write down the IUPAC name of compound R.                                   (2)

          4.2.2        Compound R reacts in the presence of concentrated phosphoric
                       acid to form an alkene.

                       Write down the structural formula of the MAJOR PRODUCT in this
                       reaction.                                                                  (2)
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QUESTION 5 (Start on a new page.)

The reaction of zinc and EXCESS dilute hydrochloric acid is used to investigate factors
that affect reaction rate. The balanced equation for the reaction is:
                          Zn(s) + 2HCℓ(aq) ⟶ ZnCℓ2(aq) + H2(g)
The reaction conditions used and the results obtained for each experiment are
summarised in the table below.
The same mass of zinc is used in all the experiments. The zinc is completely covered
in all reactions. The reaction time is the time it takes the reaction to be completed.
                                                                   STATE OF
                     CONCENTRATION                   VOLUME OF                TEMPERATURE          REACTION
EXPERIMENT                                                         DIVISION
                     OF HCℓ (mol∙dm-3)                HCℓ (cm3)                 OF HCℓ (°C)        TIME (min.)
                                                                     OF Zn
       1                    2,0                         200         powder             25                7
       2                    1,5                         200        granules            25               14
       3                    5,0                         200         powder             25                5
       4                    1,5                         400        granules            25                x
       5                    2,0                         200         powder             35                4

5.1        Experiment 1 and experiment 5 are compared. Write down the independent
           variable.                                                                                           (1)

5.2        Define reaction rate.                                                                               (2)

5.3        Write down the value of x in experiment 4.                                                          (2)

5.4        The Maxwell-Boltzmann energy distribution curves for particles in each of
           experiments 1, 3 and 5 are shown below.

                                                 B

                           number of molecules
                                                 A

                                                               C

                                                          Ea          kinetic energy

           Identify the graph (A or B or C) that represents the following:
           5.4.1        Experiment 3
                        Give a reason for the answer.                                                          (2)
           5.4.2        Experiment 5
                        Give a reason for the answer.                                                          (2)

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5.5       Experiment 6 is now conducted using a catalyst and the SAME reaction
          conditions as for Experiment 1.
          5.5.1        What is the function of the catalyst in this experiment?                      (1)
          5.5.2        How will the heat of reaction in experiment 6 compare to that in
                       experiment 1? Choose from: GREATER THAN, EQUAL TO or
                       LESS THAN.                                                                    (1)

5.6       Calculate the average rate of the reaction (in mol·min-1) with respect to zinc
          for experiment 2 if 1,5 g of zinc is used.                                                 (4)
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QUESTION 6 (Start on a new page.)

Dinitrogen tetraoxide, N2O4(g), decomposes to nitrogen dioxide, NO2(g), in a sealed
syringe of volume 2 dm3.

                                  2 dm3

The mixture reaches equilibrium at 325 °C according to the following balanced
equation:
                              N2O4(g) ⇌ 2NO2 (g)
                             colourless  brown
When equilibrium is reached, it is observed that the colour of the gas in the syringe is
brown.
6.1       State Le Chatelier's principle.                                                            (2)
6.2       The syringe is now dipped into a beaker of ice water. After a while the brown
          colour disappears.
          Is the forward reaction EXOTHERMIC or ENDOTHERMIC? Explain the
          answer using Le Chatelier's principle.                                                     (3)
6.3       The volume of the syringe is now decreased while the temperature is kept
          constant.
          How will EACH of the following be affected? Choose from: INCREASES,
          DECREASES or REMAINS THE SAME.
          6.3.1        The number of moles of N2O4(g)                                                (1)
          6.3.2        The value of the equilibrium constant                                         (1)
          6.3.3        The rate of the forward and reverse reactions                                 (1)
6.4       Initially X moles of N2O4(g) were placed in the syringe of volume 2 dm3.
          When equilibrium was reached, it was found that 20% of the N2O4(g) had
          decomposed.
          If the equilibrium constant, Kc, for the reaction is 0,16 at 325 °C, calculate the
          value of X.                                                                                (8)
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QUESTION 7 (Start on a new page.)

7.1       Sulphuric acid is a strong acid present in acid rain. It ionises in two steps as
          follows:

          I:         H2SO4(aq) + H2O(ℓ) ⇌ H3O+(aq) + HSO4 (aq)

          II:        HSO4 (aq) + H2O(ℓ) ⇌ H3O+(aq) + SO24  (aq)

          7.1.1         Define an acid in terms of the Lowry-Brønsted theory.                      (2)

          7.1.2         Write down the FORMULA of the conjugate base of H3O+(aq).                  (1)

          7.1.3         Write down the FORMULA of the substance that acts as an
                        ampholyte in the ionisation of sulphuric acid.                             (2)

7.2       Acid rain does not cause damage to lakes that have rocks containing
          limestone (CaCO3). Hydrolysis of CaCO3 results in the formation of ions,
          which neutralise the acid.

          7.2.1         Define hydrolysis of a salt.                                               (2)

          7.2.2         Explain, with the aid of the relevant HYDROLYSIS reaction, how
                        limestone can neutralise the acid.                                         (3)

7.3       The water in a certain lake has a pH of 5.

          7.3.1         Calculate the concentration of the hydronium ions in the water.            (3)

          The volume of water in the lake is 4 x 10 9 dm3. Lime, CaO, is added to the
          water to neutralise the acid according to the following reaction:

                                    CaO + 2H3O+ ⇌ Ca2+ + 3H2O

          7.3.2         If the final amount of hydronium ions is 1,26 x 103 moles, calculate
                        the mass of lime that was added to the lake.                               (7)
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QUESTION 8 (Start on a new page.)

8.1       Corrosion is a redox reaction that takes place in the presence of oxygen and
          water. Rusting is the corrosion of iron leading to the formation of iron(III) ions.

          8.1.1        Define oxidation in terms of electron transfer.                               (2)

          A cleaned copper rod and a cleaned iron nail are placed in a beaker
          containing water at 25°C, as shown below.

                                                                Cu

                                  Fe            H2O(ℓ)

          After a while it was observed that the iron nail was coated with rust. The
          copper rod showed no visible signs of corrosion.

          8.1.2        Write down the half-reaction for the iron nail.                               (2)

          8.1.3        Does iron act as REDUCING AGENT or OXIDISING AGENT in the
                       beaker?                                                                       (1)

          8.1.4        Explain the above observation by referring to the Table of Standard
                       Reduction Potentials.                                                         (3)

          To prevent rusting of an underground iron pipe, the pipe is connected to a
          metal (Q) that corrodes easily.

                                                                  connecting wire
                                   iron pipe

                                   moist soil
                                                                     Q

          8.1.5        You are given two metals, Zn and Cu, to use as metal Q.
                       Which metal would more suitable? Give a reason.                               (2)

8.2       A galvanic cell is constructed using a Fe | Fe3+ half-cell and a Cu | Cu2+
          half-cell.

          8.2.1        Write down the overall (net) cell reaction that takes place when the
                       cell is functioning.                                                          (3)

          8.2.2        Calculate the cell potential of this cell under standard conditions.          (4)
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QUESTION 9 (Start on a new page.)

The electrolytic cell below is set up to obtain pure copper from a piece of impure
copper.
                                         power source

                       B                                             A

                                          electrolyte

The impure copper contains other metals, such as platinum, iron, cobalt, silver and
nickel.

The cell potential of the power source is adjusted so that only copper is deposited on
electrode B.

9.1       Define an electrolytic cell.                                                            (2)

9.2       Write down the FORMULA of a suitable electrolyte for this cell.                         (1)

9.3       Which electrode (A or B) is the cathode?
          Write down the relevant half-reaction taking place at this electrode.                   (3)

9.4       Sludge forms below one of the electrodes while the cell above is in operation.
          Which of the metals, PLATINUM, IRON, COBALT, SILVER or NICKEL, will be
          present in the sludge?                                                                  (2)
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QUESTION 10 (Start on a new page.)

In the flow diagram below, I and II represent industrial processes used in the fertiliser
industry.

P and Q are chemical reactions that take place to produce ammonium sulphate and
fertiliser Y respectively.

                                          Ammonium sulphate

                                                   P
                                      I                           II
                N2(g) + H2(g)                     NH3(g)                    HNO3(aq)

                                                   Q HNO3(aq)

                                                Fertiliser Y

10.1      Write down the name of the industrial process:

          10.1.1       I                                                                     (1)

          10.1.2       II                                                                    (1)

10.2      Write down the NAME or FORMULA of:

          10.2.1       Fertiliser Y                                                          (1)

          10.2.2       The catalyst used in process I                                        (1)

10.3      In reaction P, NH3(g) reacts with another substance. Write down a balanced
          equation for this reaction.                                                        (3)

10.4      The following substances are present in a bag of fertiliser:

              20 kg ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3)
              12 kg sodium phosphate (Na3PO4)
              18 kg potassium chloride (KCℓ)

          Calculate the NPK ratio of the fertiliser.                                         (5)
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                            DATA FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES GRADE 12
                                    PAPER 2 (CHEMISTRY)

                     GEGEWENS VIR FISIESE WETENSKAPPE GRAAD 12
                                VRAESTEL 2 (CHEMIE)

TABLE 1: PHYSICAL CONSTANTS/TABEL 1: FISIESE KONSTANTES

        NAME/NAAM                            SYMBOL/SIMBOOL                      VALUE/WAARDE
Standard pressure
                                                          p                        1,013 x 105 Pa
Standaarddruk
Molar gas volume at STP
                                                         Vm                         22,4 dm3∙mol-1
Molêre gasvolume by STD
Standard temperature
Standaardtemperatuur                                     T                                 273 K
Charge on electron
                                                          e                          -1,6 x 10-19 C
Lading op elektron
Avogadro's constant
                                                         NA                        6,02 x 1023 mol-1
Avogadro-konstante

TABLE 2: FORMULAE/TABEL 2: FORMULES

       m                                                    N
  n                                                   n
       M                                                    NA
       n                              m                     V
  c         or/of               c                    n
       V                              MV                    Vm
  c a v a na
                                                      pH = -log[H3O+]
  c b v b nb

  Kw = [H3O+][OH-] = 1 x 10-14 at/by 298 K

  Eθcell  Eθcathode  Eθanode / Eθsel  Ekatode
                                          θ
                                                  Eθanode

  or/of
  Eθcell  Ereduction
            θ
                       Eθoxidation / Eθsel  Ereduksie
                                               θ
                                                         Eθoksidasie

  or/of
  Eθcell  Eθoxidisingagent  Ereducing
                               θ
                                        agent / E sel  Eoksideermiddel  Ereduseermiddel
                                                  θ      θ                 θ

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                                                               TABLE 3: THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS
                                                              TABEL 3: DIE PERIODIEKE TABEL VAN ELEMENTE

       1           2           3           4           5           6           7           8            9           10          11           12       13          14             15         16          17         18
      (I)         (II)                                                                                                                               (III)       (IV)            (V)       (VI)        (VII)      (VIII)
                                                                                    Atomic number
        1                                        KEY/SLEUTEL                          Atoomgetal                                                                                                                     2
2,1    H                                                                                                                                                                                                           He
        1                                                                                  29                                                                                                                       4
        3           4                             Electronegativity                                         Symbol                                        5           6           7             8           9       10
1,0         1,5                                                                      1,9   Cu                                                      2,0         2,5         3,0           3,5         4,0
       Li          Be                            Elektronegatiwiteit
                                                                                           63,5
                                                                                                            Simbool                                       B           C           N            O            F      Ne
        7            9                                                                                                                                   11          12           14           16          19       20
       11           12                                                                                                                                   13          14           15           16          17       18
0,9   Na    1,2   Mg                                           Approximate relative atomic mass                                                    1,5   Aℓ    1,8   Si    2,1    P      2,5    S    3,0   Cℓ       Ar
       23           24                                         Benaderde relatiewe atoommassa                                                            27          28           31           32          35,5     40
       19           20         21          22          23          24          25          26           27          28          29           30          31          32           33           34           35      36
0,8    K    1,0    Ca    1,3   Sc    1,5   Ti    1,6    V    1,6   Cr    1,5   Mn    1,8   Fe     1,8   Co    1,8   Ni    1,9   Cu     1,6   Zn    1,6   Ga    1,8   Ge    2,0   As      2,4   Se    2,8   Br       Kr
       39           40         45          48          51          52          55          56           59          59          63,5         65          70          73           75           79          80       84
       37           38         39          40          41          42          43          44           45          46           47          48          49          50           51           52          53       54
0,8   Rb    1,0    Sr    1,2   Y     1,4   Zr          Nb    1,8   Mo    1,9   Tc    2,2   Ru     2,2   Rh    2,2   Pd    1,9   Ag     1,7   Cd    1,7   In    1,8   Sn    1,9   Sb      2,1   Te    2,5    I       Xe
       86           88         89          91          92          96                      101          103         106         108          112         115         119         122           128         127      131
       55           56         57          72          73          74          75           76           77          78          79           80         81           82          83           84           85       86
0,7   Cs    0,9    Ba          La    1,6   Hf          Ta          W           Re          Os            Ir         Pt          Au           Hg    1,8   Tℓ    1,8   Pb    1,9    Bi     2,0   Po    2,5   At      Rn
      133          137         139         179         181         184         186         190          192         195         197          201         204         207         209
       87          88           89
0,7    Fr   0,9    Ra          Ac                      58          59          60          61           62          63          64           65          66          67          68            69          70      71
                   226
                                                   Ce              Pr      Nd         Pm           Sm           Eu          Gd           Tb          Dy          Ho              Er        Tm          Yb         Lu
                                                   140         141         144                      150         152         157          159         163         165         167           169         173        175
                                                       90          91          92          93           94          95          96           97          98          99      100           101         102        103
                                                   Th          Pa              U       Np           Pu         Am          Cm            Bk              Cf      Es          Fm            Md          No          Lr
                                                   232                     238

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                                                                             TABLE 4A: STANDARD REDUCTION POTENTIALS
                                                                             TABEL 4A: STANDAARD-REDUKSIEPOTENSIALE
                                                                                   Half-reactions/Halfreaksies                                 E θ (V)
                                                                                           F2(g) + 2e             ⇌   2F                     + 2,87
                                                                                                  3+                           2+
                                                                                             Co           +e       ⇌   Co                      + 1,81
                                                                                    H2O2 + 2H +2e
                                                                                                  +
                                                                                                                   ⇌   2H2O                    +1,77
                                                                                     
                                                                                           + 8H + 5e
                                                                                                                                2+
                                                                                                                   ⇌
                                                                                                  +
                                                                                 MnO 4                                 Mn             + 4H2O   + 1,51
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                          Cℓ2(g) + 2e              ⇌   2Cℓ                     + 1,36
                                                                                     2
                                                                                Cr2O 7 + 14H + 6e
                                                                                            +                                    3+
                                                                                                                   ⇌   2Cr            + 7H2O   + 1,33
                                                                                                  +            
                                                                                   O2(g) + 4H + 4e                 ⇌   2H2O                    + 1,23
                                                                                                  +                            2+
                                                                                   MnO2 + 4H + 2e                  ⇌   Mn             + 2H2O   + 1,23
                                                                                          Pt + 2e
                                                                                            2+
                                                                                                                   ⇌   Pt                      + 1,20
                                                                                           Br2(ℓ) + 2e            ⇌   2Br                    + 1,07
                                                                                                 +            
                                                                                   NO 3    + 4H + 3e               ⇌   NO(g) + 2H2O            + 0,96

                                                                                                                                                             Increasing reducing ability/Toenemende reduserende vermoë
                                                                                                 2+            
                                                                                           Hg         + 2e         ⇌   Hg(ℓ)                   + 0,85
                                                                                              Ag + e
                                                                                                      +
                                                                                                                   ⇌

               Increasing oxidising ability/Toenemende oksiderende vermoë
                                                                                                                       Ag                      + 0,80
                                                                                                     +        
                                                                                    NO 3    + 2H + e               ⇌   NO2(g) + H2O            + 0,80
                                                                                                          + e
                                                                                                  3+                        2+
                                                                                             Fe                    ⇌   Fe                      + 0,77
                                                                                   O2(g) + 2H + 2e
                                                                                                  +
                                                                                                                   ⇌   H2O2                    + 0,68
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                 I2 + 2e           ⇌   2I                      + 0,54
                                                                                                      +        
                                                                                             Cu + e                ⇌   Cu                      + 0,52
                                                                                    SO2 + 4H + 4e
                                                                                                  +                                            + 0,45
                                                                                                                   ⇌   S + 2H2O
                                                                                    2H2O + O2 + 4e                ⇌   4OH                    + 0,40
                                                                                                 2+            
                                                                                           Cu         + 2e         ⇌   Cu                      + 0,34
                                                                                     2
                                                                                  SO 4 + 4H + 2e                  ⇌
                                                                                           +
                                                                                                                       SO2(g) + 2H2O           + 0,17
                                                                                                  2+                           +
                                                                                             Cu           +e       ⇌   Cu                      + 0,16
                                                                                                 4+                            2+
                                                                                            Sn        + 2e         ⇌   Sn                      + 0,15
                                                                                      S + 2H + 2e
                                                                                                 +
                                                                                                                   ⇌   H2S(g)                  + 0,14
                                                                                                  +            
                                                                                            2H + 2e                ⇌   H2(g)                    0,00
                                                                                                      + 3e                                     0,06
                                                                                                 3+
                                                                                            Fe                     ⇌   Fe
                                                                                                      + 2e                                     0,13
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                            Pb                     ⇌   Pb
                                                                                                      + 2e                                     0,14
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                            Sn                     ⇌   Sn
                                                                                                      + 2e                                     0,27
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                            Ni                     ⇌   Ni
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                0,28
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                           Co         + 2e         ⇌   Co
                                                                                                      + 2e                                     0,40
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                           Cd                      ⇌   Cd
                                                                                                                           2+
                                                                                                                                                0,41
                                                                                                  3+
                                                                                             Cr           +e       ⇌   Cr
                                                                                                      + 2e                                     0,44
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                            Fe                     ⇌   Fe
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                0,74
                                                                                                 3+
                                                                                            Cr        + 3e         ⇌   Cr
                                                                                                      + 2e                                     0,76
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                            Zn                     ⇌   Zn
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                           2H2O + 2e               ⇌   H2(g) + 2OH              0,83
                                                                                                      + 2e                                     0,91
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                            Cr                     ⇌   Cr
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                1,18
                                                                                                2+
                                                                                           Mn         + 2e         ⇌   Mn
                                                                                                      + 3e                                     1,66
                                                                                                 3+
                                                                                            Aℓ                     ⇌   Aℓ
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                2,36
                                                                                                2+
                                                                                           Mg         + 2e         ⇌   Mg
                                                                                             Na + e                                            2,71
                                                                                                      +
                                                                                                                   ⇌   Na
                                                                                                      + 2e                                     2,87
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                           Ca                      ⇌   Ca
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                2,89
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                            Sr + 2e                ⇌   Sr
                                                                                                      + 2e                                     2,90
                                                                                                 2+
                                                                                            Ba                     ⇌   Ba
                                                                                                      +        -
                                                                                              Cs + e               ⇌   Cs                      - 2,92
                                                                                                 K + e                                         2,93
                                                                                                      +
                                                                                                                   ⇌   K
                                                                                                 Li + e                                        3,05
                                                                                                      +
                                                                                                                   ⇌   Li
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