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JEE Main 2026 — 22 January, Morning Shift — Question 67

Consider the following electrochemical cell at 298 K Pt∣HSnO2−(aq)∣Sn(OH)62−(aq)∣Bi2O3( s)∣Bi(s)\mathrm{Pt}\left|\mathrm{HSnO}_{2}^{-}(\mathrm{aq})\right| \mathrm{Sn}(\mathrm{OH})_{6}{ }^{2-}(\mathrm{aq})\left|\mathrm{Bi}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}(\mathrm{~s})\right| \mathrm{Bi}(\mathrm{s}). If the reaction quotient at a given time is 10610^{6}, then the cell EMF ( Ecell \mathrm{E}_{\text {cell }} ) is ____\_\_\_\_ ×10−1 V\times 10^{-1} \mathrm{~V} (Nearest integer). Given the standard half-cell reduction potential as EBi2O3/Bi,OH−0=−0.44 V\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{Bi}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3} / \mathrm{Bi}_{, \mathrm{OH}^{-}}}^{0}=-0.44 \mathrm{~V} and ESn(OH)62−/HSnO2−,OH0=−0.90 V\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{Sn}(\mathrm{OH})_{6}^{2-} / \mathrm{HSnO}_{2}^{-}, \mathrm{OH}}^{0}=-0.90 \mathrm{~V}

Answer: 4

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

Ecell ∘=−0.44−(−0.90) \mathrm{E}_{\text {cell }}^{\circ}=-0.44-(-0.90)

=+0.46 V=+0.46 \mathrm{~V} Applying Nernst equation :- Ecell =Ecell ∘−0.06nlog⁡Q\mathrm{E}_{\text {cell }}=\mathrm{E}_{\text {cell }}^{\circ}-\frac{0.06}{\mathrm{n}} \log \mathrm{Q} Ecell =0.46−0.066log⁡106\mathrm{E}_{\text {cell }}=0.46-\frac{0.06}{6} \log 10^{6} Ecell =4×10−1\mathrm{E}_{\text {cell }}=4 \times 10^{-1} x=4\mathrm{x}=4

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Electrochemistry
Topic
Nernst Equation and Electrochemical Series
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