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Susanna Givan 2B
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Max work

Postby Susanna Givan 2B » Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:54 pm

Is max work in a cell the same as Ecell?
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Molly Posta 1H
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Re: Max work

Postby Molly Posta 1H » Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:58 am

To my understanding, the 2 are related but not the same. I believe the equation relating them is ΔG = -nFE* = Wmax, but someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Shrey Pawar 2A
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Re: Max work

Postby Shrey Pawar 2A » Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:04 am

Yes what Molly said is correct change in the Gibbs Free energy is where work is maximized.
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