Nernst Equation

Using the Nernst Equation for the cell reaction $Zn+C{u}^{2+}\to Z{n}^{2+}+Cu$ ($n=2$):

• Formula: $E_{cell}=E_{cell}^{\circ }-\frac{0.06}{n}\log \frac{[Z{n}^{2+}]}{[C{u}^{2+}]}$
• Values: $E_{cell}^{\circ }=1.10\text{ V}$, $n=2$, $[Z{n}^{2+}]=0.1\text{ M}$, $[C{u}^{2+}]=0.01\text{ M}$.
• Calculation: $E_{cell}=1.10-\frac{0.06}{2}\log \left(\frac{0.1}{0.01}\right)$ $E_{cell}=1.10-0.03\log (10)$ $E_{cell}=1.10-0.03(1)=1.07\text{ V}$.