APFIVE Le Châtelier's Principle and Electrochemical Cells
A student attempts to apply Le Châtelier’s principle to predict the effect of increasing [Cu2+] in a Cu/Zn electrochemical cell. Why is this approach fundamentally flawed?
A
Le Châtelier’s principle only applies to gaseous reactions
B
Electrochemical cells operate under non-equilibrium conditions
C
The reaction is too fast for equilibrium principles to apply
D
Concentration changes don’t affect electrochemical systems
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