Quantitative Electrolysis

Author:Lawrie Ryan & Roger Norris
AS and A Level
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Important Questions on Quantitative Electrolysis

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An accurate value of the Faraday constant is 96485 C mol-1. An accurate value for the charge on one electron is 1.6022 × 10-19 C. Use these values to calculate a value of the Avogadro constant to 5 significant figures.

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A learner passed a constant electric current of 0.15 A through a solution of silver nitrate, using pure silver electrodes, for 45 min exactly. The mass of the anode decreased by 0.45 g. Use this data to calculate the charge on a mole of electrons. (Ar value: [Ag] = 108)

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Calculate the volume of oxygen produced at r.t.p. when a concentrated aqueous solution of sodium sulfate is electrolysed for 55.0 min using a current of 0.70 A. (F= 96500 C mol-1; 1 mole of gas occupies 24.0 dm3 at r.t.p.) (Write the value only rounded off to two decimal places)

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Calculate the volume of hydrogen produced at r.t.p. when a concentrated aqueous solution of sulfuric acid is electrolysed for 15.0 min using a current of 1.40 A. (F= 96500 C mol-1; 1 mole of gas occupies 24.0 dm3 at r.t.p.) (Write the value only rounded off to two decimal places)

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Calculate the mass of silver deposited in grams at the cathode during electrolysis when a current of 1.80 A flows through an aqueous solution of silver nitrate for 45.0 min. (Ar value: [Ag] = 108; F = 96500 C mol-1) (Give the value rounded-off to two decimal places)