JEE Main 20266 AprilEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 6 April
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Electrochemistry
JEE Main 2026 · 6 April · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Electrochemistry
For a general redox reaction Anode : Red_1 arrow Ox_1^ n_1^+ + n_1...
For a general redox reaction
Anode :
Cathode :
Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
Anode :
Cathode :
Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
Options
- AThe overall reaction can be written as
- BThe electrons do not appear in the overall reaction because electrons produced at the anode are consumed at the cathode.
- CHere is the number of electrons transferred in redox reaction.
- DIf the reaction is carried out reversibly, the electrical work done is equal to the ratio of charge and potential difference through which charge is moved.
Correct answer
D. If the reaction is carried out reversibly, the electrical work done is equal to the ratio of charge and potential difference through which charge is moved.
Step-by-step solution
For the given redox reaction, the half-cell reactions are:
Anode:
Cathode:
To obtain the overall balanced chemical equation, we multiply the anode reaction by and the cathode reaction by so that the number of electrons lost equals the number of electrons gained:
Adding these gives the overall reaction:
Thus, statement (A) is correct.
In the overall reaction, electrons do not appear because the electrons produced at the anode are exactly consumed at the cathode. Thus, statement (B) is correct.
From the Nernst equation:
The graph of versus is a straight line with a slope of , where is the number of electrons transferred in the balanced redox reaction. Thus, statement (C) is correct.
The electrical work done by a galvanic cell is given by the product of the total charge transferred and the cell potential (potential difference), not their ratio.
Thus, statement (D) is incorrect.
Answer: If the reaction is carried out reversibly, the electrical work done is equal to the ratio of charge and potential difference through which charge is moved.
Anode:
Cathode:
To obtain the overall balanced chemical equation, we multiply the anode reaction by and the cathode reaction by so that the number of electrons lost equals the number of electrons gained:
Adding these gives the overall reaction:
Thus, statement (A) is correct.
In the overall reaction, electrons do not appear because the electrons produced at the anode are exactly consumed at the cathode. Thus, statement (B) is correct.
From the Nernst equation:
The graph of versus is a straight line with a slope of , where is the number of electrons transferred in the balanced redox reaction. Thus, statement (C) is correct.
The electrical work done by a galvanic cell is given by the product of the total charge transferred and the cell potential (potential difference), not their ratio.
Thus, statement (D) is incorrect.
Answer: If the reaction is carried out reversibly, the electrical work done is equal to the ratio of charge and potential difference through which charge is moved.