Predicting Spontaneous Redox Reactions
Predict whether each redox reaction is spontaneous.
(a) \mathrm{Cr}(s)\,+\,3\,\mathrm{Ag}^{+}(a q)\,\longrightarrow\,\mathrm{Cr}^{3\,+}(a q)\,+\,3\,\mathrm{Ag}(s)
(b) \mathrm{Mn}^{2^{+}}(a q)+{\mathrm{F e}}(s)\longrightarrow\mathrm{Mn}(s)+\mathrm{Fe}^{2^{+}}(aq)
(a) spontaneous
(b) nonspontaneous