A fuel cell designed to react grain alcohol with oxygen has the following net reaction:
C2H5OH(l) + 3 O2(g) → 2 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(l)
The maximum work that 1 mole of alcohol can yield by this process is 1320 kJ. What is the theoretical maximum voltage that this cell can achieve?
NOTE: The first step in solving this problem is to determine n, the number of moles of electrons transferred when this reaction takes place as written.
A) 1.14 V B) 2.28 V C) 2.01 V D) 0.760 V E) 13.7 V