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The three cells with their EcellE^{\circ}_{cell} values are given below:

  1. FeFe2+Fe3+Fe ;\0.404 VFe|Fe^{2+}||Fe^{3+}|Fe \ ; \0.404\text{ V}
  2. FeFe2+Fe3+,Fe2+Pt ;\1.211 VFe|Fe^{2+}||Fe^{3+}, Fe^{2+}|Pt \ ; \1.211\text{ V}
  3. FeFe3+Fe3+,Fe2+Pt ;\0.807 VFe|Fe^{3+}||Fe^{3+}, Fe^{2+}|Pt \ ; \0.807\text{ V} The standard Gibbs free energy change values for three cells are, respectively: (F represents the charge on 1 mole1\text{ mole} of electrons.)
A

–1.212 F, –1.211 F, –0.807 F

B

+2.424 F, +2.422 F, +2.421 F

C

–0.808 F, –2.422 F, –2.421 F

D

–2.424 F, –2.422 F, –2.421 F

Step-by-Step Solution

The relationship between the standard Gibbs free energy change (ΔG\Delta G^{\circ}) and standard cell potential (EcellE^{\circ}_{cell}) is given by: ΔG=nFEcell\Delta G^{\circ} = -nFE^{\circ}_{cell}

For Cell 1: FeFe2+Fe3+FeFe|Fe^{2+}||Fe^{3+}|Fe Oxidation at anode: FeFe2++2eFe \rightarrow Fe^{2+} + 2e^- Reduction at cathode: Fe3++3eFeFe^{3+} + 3e^- \rightarrow Fe To balance the electrons, we multiply the oxidation half-reaction by 3 and the reduction half-reaction by 2. Total electrons transferred, n=6n = 6. ΔG1=6×F×0.404=2.424 F\Delta G^{\circ}_1 = -6 \times F \times 0.404 = -2.424\text{ F}

For Cell 2: FeFe2+Fe3+,Fe2+PtFe|Fe^{2+}||Fe^{3+}, Fe^{2+}|Pt Oxidation at anode: FeFe2++2eFe \rightarrow Fe^{2+} + 2e^- Reduction at cathode: Fe3++eFe2+Fe^{3+} + e^- \rightarrow Fe^{2+} To balance the electrons, we multiply the reduction half-reaction by 2. Total electrons transferred, n=2n = 2. ΔG2=2×F×1.211=2.422 F\Delta G^{\circ}_2 = -2 \times F \times 1.211 = -2.422\text{ F}

For Cell 3: FeFe3+Fe3+,Fe2+PtFe|Fe^{3+}||Fe^{3+}, Fe^{2+}|Pt Oxidation at anode: FeFe3++3eFe \rightarrow Fe^{3+} + 3e^- Reduction at cathode: Fe3++eFe2+Fe^{3+} + e^- \rightarrow Fe^{2+} To balance the electrons, we multiply the reduction half-reaction by 3. Total electrons transferred, n=3n = 3. ΔG3=3×F×0.807=2.421 F\Delta G^{\circ}_3 = -3 \times F \times 0.807 = -2.421\text{ F}

The respective values are 2.424 F-2.424\text{ F}, 2.422 F-2.422\text{ F}, and 2.421 F-2.421\text{ F}.

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