Electrolytic Concentration Cell.
Procedure :
- Prepare solution A (0.20 M) by weighing 5 g of CuSO₄·5H₂O and transferring it to a 100 mL volumetric flask, then making up the volume with deionized water.
- Prepare solution B (0.10 M) by weighing 2.5 g of CuSO₄·5H₂O and transferring it to a 100 mL volumetric flask, then making up the volume with deionized water.
- Connect the two beakers using a KCl salt bridge.
- Immerse clean copper electrodes of identical size into each solution.
- Connect the copper electrodes to a voltmeter using crocodile clips.
- The electrode in 0.20 M CuSO₄ solution was connected to the positive terminal, while the electrode in 0.10 M CuSO₄ solution was connected to the negative terminal of the voltmeter.
- Record the cell voltage and observe its decrease with time until equilibrium is reached.
- Add Na₂S solution to the higher concentration solution to reduce Cu²⁺ concentration and observe the reversal of the cell voltage.