ChemSiddiqui Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hey everyone, I was doing some past papers and this question (see below) came up. I am not sure If my answer is correct or not, but maybe you can comment on it and tell me. Is [Hg2]2+ stable towards disproportionation? +0.91 +0.77 Hg^2+ ----------> [Hg2]^2+ ------------> Hg I would say that the [Hg2]2+ is not stable towards disproportionation as the the potentail to the right of species [Hg2]2+ on the latimer diagram is lower than the potential on the left of species. Do you think that this is right approach (qualitatively) to answer this question or might I have to use Delta G to confirm my reasoning? your comments will be much appreciated. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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