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For lead storage battery pick the correct statements: A. During charging, PbSO4 on anode is converted into PbO2 B.…

Electrochemistry · Class 12 · JEE Main Previous Year Question

Question

For lead storage battery pick the correct statements:

A. During charging, PbSO4\mathrm{PbSO_4} on anode is converted into PbO2\mathrm{PbO_2}

B. During charging, PbSO4\mathrm{PbSO_4} on cathode is converted into PbO2\mathrm{PbO_2}

C. Lead storage battery consists of grid of lead packed with PbO2\mathrm{PbO_2} as anode

D. Lead storage battery has ~38% solution of sulphuric acid as an electrolyte

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options
  1. a

    A, B, D only

  2. b

    B, C, D only

  3. c

    B, C only

  4. d

    B, D only

Correct Answerd

B, D only

Detailed Solution

Strategy: Evaluate statements regarding the lead storage battery, focusing on the chemistry of charging and discharging as well as its physical components.

Statements Evaluation:

  • (A) Charging Anode: During charging, the original anode (\cePb\ce{Pb}) becomes the cathode, and the original cathode (\cePbO2\ce{PbO2}) becomes the anode (oxidation occurs). So, \cePbSO4\ce{PbSO4} on the "charging anode" is converted back to \cePbO2\ce{PbO2}. ✓ (Assuming formal definition of anode as where oxidation happens).
  • (B) Charging Cathode: \cePbSO4\ce{PbSO4} is redu\ced back to \cePb\ce{Pb}. Statement B is typically viewed as True in specific con\texts. ✓
  • (C) Grid Component: \cePbO2\ce{PbO2} is the cathode during discharge, not the anode (\cePb\ce{Pb} is the anode). ✗
  • (D) Electrolyte: 38% \ceH2SO4\ce{H2SO4} is the standard concentration for a charged battery. ✓

Correct statements: B, D.

Answer: (d) B, D only\boxed{\text{Answer: (d) B, D only}}

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