JEE Main On 8 April 2017 Question 11

Question: Consider the following standard electrode potentials ( $ E{}^\circ $ in volts) in aqueous solution : $ \frac{Element}{ \begin{aligned} & Al \\ & TI \\ \end{aligned}} $ $ \frac{{M^{\text{3+}}}\text{/M}}{ \begin{aligned} & \text{-1}\text{.66} \\ & \text{+1}\text{.26} \\ \end{aligned}} $ $ \frac{{M^{+}}\text{/M}}{ \begin{aligned} & \text{+0}\text{.55} \\ & \text{-0}\text{.34} \\ \end{aligned}} $ Based on these data, which of the following statements is correct? [JEE Online 08-04-2017]

Options:

A) $ T{{\ell }^{3+}} $ is more stable than $ A{{\ell }^{3+}} $

B) $ A{{\ell }^{+}} $ is more stable than $ A{{\ell }^{3+}} $

C) $ T{{\ell }^{3+}} $ is more stable than $ A{{\ell }^{3+}} $

D) $ T{{\ell }^{+}} $ is more stable than $ A{{\ell }^{+}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • $ T{{\ell }^{+}} $ is more stable than $ A{{\ell }^{+}} $