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is titrated potentiometrically with using a platinum indicator electrode. Both couples are one-electron couples. Which statements are correct?

  1. AThe equivalence point potential is the mean of the two formal potentials
  2. BThe titration curve ( versus volume of titrant) is symmetric about the equivalence point
  3. CBefore the equivalence point the potential is controlled mainly by the couple
  4. DFor equal , the equivalence point potential does not depend on the initial concentration of

Answer: A, B, D

At equivalence, and ; adding the two Nernst equations gives , independent of concentration (A, D). Equal values make the curve symmetric (B). Before equivalence, is almost fully consumed and the potential is fixed by the ratio, so (C) is wrong.
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