| Course Name | Electrochemistry-Polarography |
| Course Subject | Polarography |
| Course Code | CHEOCW2 |
| Course Coordinator | Dr. Robinson P Ponminiessary |
| Course Category | Chemistry |
About Course
The course consists of five video lectures, with handouts and practice problems. For Postgraduate students in Chemistry. Important topic of Electrochemistry
Prerequisites
Elementary ideas on electrochemistry
Outcomes
History of polarography, Principles of polarography, Dropping Mercury electrode, Ilkovic equation and Polarographic wave equation
Course Syllabus
Lecture Notes
Introduction on Polarography
History, Principle and Introduction on Polarography, with advantages and disadvantages
Polaarography-Ilkovic equation
Derivation of ilkovic equation
Polarography-Wave equation
Derivation of wave equation of Polarography
Lecture Videos
History of Polarography
History of Polarography | Dropping Mercury Electrode, Heyrovsky, Kucera, Ilkovic
Derivation of Ilkovic equation from first principles
Polarographic wave equation, Dropping Mercury Electrode, Ilkovic, Cottrell, Ficks
Polarographic wave equation
Polarographic wave equation, Dropping Mercury Electrode, Jaraslov Heyrovsky, Derivation of polarograhic wave equation
Practice Quiz
a) Resistance overpotential
b) Concentration overpotential
c) Activation overpotential
d) none of these
a) William Ramsay
b) Nernst
c) Jaroslav Heyrovsky
d) C F Varley and Gabriel Lippmann
a) Ilkovic equation
b) Cottrell equation
c) Polarographic wave equation
d) Nernst equation
a) Ilkovic
b) Heyrovsky
c) Lippmann
d) Nernst
a) 1/2
b) 2/3
c) 1/6
d) 1/3
a) E(1/2) is concentration dependent
b) DME is a macro electrode
c) limiting current is equal to diffusion current
d) A large excess of supporting electrolyte eliminates migration current
a) A only
b) B only
c) A & B
d) B & C
a) 0.05
b) 0.1
c) 0.025
d) 0.03
