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Consider the following electrochemical cell :
\(\mathrm{Pt}\left|\mathrm{O}_2(\mathrm{~g})(1 \mathrm{bar})\right| \mathrm{HCl}(\mathrm{aq}) \| \mathrm{M}^{2+}(\mathrm{aq}, 1.0 \mathrm{M}) \mid \mathrm{M}(\mathrm{~s})\)
The pH above which, oxygen gas would start to evolve at anode is $\_\_\_\_$ (nearest integer).
$$ \left.\left[\begin{array}{ll} \text { Given : } & \mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{M}^{2+} / \mathrm{M}}^{\mathrm{o}}=0.994 \mathrm{~V} \\ & \mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{O}_2 / \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}}^{\mathrm{o}}=1.23 \mathrm{~V} \end{array}\right\} \text { standard reduction potential } \\ \text {and} \frac{\mathrm{RT}}{\mathrm{F}}(2.303)=0.059 \mathrm{~V} \text {at the given condition}\right] $$
