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Ch.19 - Electrochemistry

Chapter 19, Problem 101b

When suspected drunk drivers are tested with a Breathalyzer, the alcohol (ethanol) in the exhaled breath is oxidized to acetic acid with an acidic solution of potassium dichromate: The color of the solution changes because some of the orange Cr2O72- is converted to the green Cr3+ The Breathalyzer measures the color change and produces a meter reading calibrated in blood alcohol content. (b) What is the value of E for the reaction when the concentrations of ethanol, acetic acid, Cr2O7 are 1.0 M and the pH is 4.00?

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