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Answer any four questions
1 (a) The yellow gas chlorine dioxide, ClO
2
, has been used for many years as a flour-
improving agent in bread-making.
It can act as a powerful oxidising agent in acidic medium.
ClO
2
(aq) + 4H
+
(aq) + 5e
Cl
(aq) + 2H
2
O(l) E
o
= +1.50 V
(i) Define the term standard electrode potential.
(ii) Draw a fully labelled diagram of the electrochemical cell you would set up in order
to measure the standard reduction potential of ClO
2
/Cl