Kaya Blackwell

Chemistry

2 January, 09:12

A particular electrochemical instrument has a limit of quantitation corresponding to 0.100 μA (Ipc) in cyclic voltammetry. An experiment was performed for the reduction of Cd2 + (aq) to metallic Cd using a circular glassy carbon electrode of 5.0 mm diameter and a sweep rate of 50 mV·s-1. The diffusion coefficient for hydrated Cd2 + is 6.1x10-6 cm2·s-1. What is the minimum theoretical concentration of Cd2 + that can be quantified? [Hint: use the Randles-Sevcik equation with a constant of 2.69x105 C·mol-1·L·m-3·V-½ rather than the usual 2.69x108 C·mol-1·V-½ and note there are 1000 L in 1 m3).