Redox Reactions And Electrochemistry Ques 556

Question: A smuggler could not carry gold by depositing iron on the gold surface since

Options:

A) gold is denser

B) iron rusts

C) gold has higher reduction potential than iron

D) gold has lower reduction potential than iron

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] Gold having higher $ E_Red^{\circ } $ and oxidises $ Fe\xrightarrow{{}}F{e^{2+}}. $



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