Simplified Nernst equation


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Grace_Stevenson_1A
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Simplified Nernst equation

Postby Grace_Stevenson_1A » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:59 pm

Could anyone explain how to get .0256... because every time I calculate R times T divided by F i get a different number
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Catherine_L_1C
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Re: Simplified Nernst equation

Postby Catherine_L_1C » Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:31 pm

R(8.314) times T(298) divided by F (96485.3) should give you 0.02567823285, which is slightly off from what the answer key says, but should be acceptable for the following calculations. I believe on some of the equation sheets we were given with our course readers Faraday's constant looks like 964853 instead of 96485.3, so that could be the issue you're having.
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