consider
A2++2e ->A (x volts)
A2++e ->A+ (y volts)
Subtracting,
A++e -> A (x-y)
So why is x-y wrong?
The answer is given as 2x-y
The standard electrode potentials of A2+|A and A2+|A+ are x and y volts respectively. The standard electrode potential of A+|A is
consider
A2++2e ->A (x volts)
A2++e ->A+ (y volts)
Subtracting,
A++e -> A (x-y)
So why is x-y wrong?
The answer is given as 2x-y
A2+→A+2e- E=x; ΔG=-2Fx
A2+→A++e- E=y; ΔG=-Fy
subtracting second from first gives the equation
A+→A+e- ΔG=-2Fx+Fy
E=2x-y