For an electrochemical cell, $ Mg| Mg^{2+}_{(C1)} || Br^-_{(C2)} | Br_{2(1)} | Pt $ , what wiil be the change in cell potential, when conc of solution of cathode increase at constant temperature ?
In an electrochemical cell, when the concentration of the solution in the cathode increases, the reaction quotient Q decreases because the concentration of the reactants increases. According to the Nernst equation, $E_{cell} = E^{ ext{cell}} - rac{RT}{nF} ext{ln} Q$, a decrease in Q results in a decrease in the cell potential, E. Therefore, the cell potential decreases.