Electrolytic Cells and Electrolysis

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Electrolytic Cells and Electrolysis: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Electrolysis, Electrolytic Cells, Products of Electrolysis, Faraday's Laws of Electrolysis, Faraday's First Law of Electrolysis, Electrochemical Equivalent, and Faraday's Second Law of Electrolysis.

Important Questions on Electrolytic Cells and Electrolysis

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Which of the following chemical equations are balanced:

 (i)  2MnO4(aq)+5C2O42(aq)+16H+(aq)2Mn2+(aq)+8H2O(l)+10CO2(g)

(ii)  Cr2O72(aq)+6Fe2+(aq)+14H+(aq)2Cr3+(aq)+6Fe3+(aq)+7H2O(l)

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Consider the reaction :

 Cr2O72-+14H++6e2Cr3++7H2O

The electricity in coulombs required to reduce 1 mol of   Cr 2 O 7 2 would be:

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On electrolysis of an aqueous solution of NaCl, the products released at cathode and anode are, respectively

E°Na+Na=-2.71 VE°H2OH2=-0.873 VE°Cl22Cl-=+1.36 VE°2H++12O2H2O=+1.23 V

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A current of 1.70 A is passed through 300.0 mL of 0.160 M solution of ZnSO4 for 230 s with a current efficiency 90%. Find out the molaritymol L-1  of Zn2+after the deposition of Zn. Assume the volume of the solution to remain constant during the electrolysis.

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Calculate the quantity of electricity that would be required to reduce 12.3 g of nitrobenzene to aniline, if the current efficiency for the process is 50 per cent. If the potential drop across the cell is 3.0 volts, how much energy will be consumed?

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In a fuel cell, hydrogen and oxygen react to produce electricity. In the process, hydrogen gas is oxidised at the anode and oxygen is reduced at the cathode. If 67.2 litre of H2 at STP react in 15 minutes, what is the average current produced? If the entire current is used for electro deposition of copper from copper II solution, how many grams of copper will be deposited?

Anode reaction: H2+2OH2H2O+2e

Cathode reaction: 12O2+H2O+2e2OH

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Chromium metal can be plated out from an acidic solution containing CrO3 according to the following equation.

CrO3 (aq)+6H+ (aq)+6eCr (s)+3H2O

Determine the following :

(i) The amount of chromium that will be plated out by 24,000 coulombs.

(ii) The time it will take to plate out 1.5 g of chromium by using 12.5 amp current.

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Chromium metal can be plated out from an acidic solution containing CrO3 according to the following equation:

CrO3 (aq)+6H+ (aq)+6eCr (s)+3H2O

Calculate:

(i) The amount of chromium that will be plated out by 24,000 coulombs.

(ii) The time it will take to plate out 1.5 g of chromium by using 12.5 A current.

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An aqueous solution of NaCl on electrolysis gives H2(g), Cl2(g) and NaOH according to the reaction:

2Cl(aq)+2H2O2OH(aq)+H2(g)+Cl2(g).

A direct current of 25 amperes with a current efficiency of 62% is passed through 20 litres of NaCl solution (20% by weight). The reaction taking place at the anode and the cathode are:

Reaction at anode: 2ClCl2+2e

Reaction at cathode: 2H2O+2eH2+2OH

The time it will take to produce 1 kg of Cl2 and the molarity of the solution with respect to hydroxide ion would be (if it is assumed that there is no loss because of evaporation):

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Copper sulphate solution (250 mL) was electrolysed using a platinum anode and a copper cathode. A constant current of 2 mA was passed for 16 minutes. It was found that after electrolysis the absorbance of the solution was reduced to 50% of its original value. The concentration of copper sulphate in the solution at the beginning would be:

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Electrolysis of a solution of MnS O 4 in aqueous sulphuric acid is a method for the preparation of  Mn O 2 as per the reaction:

Mn aq 2 + + 2 H 2 O MnO 2 s + 2 H aq + + H 2 g

Passing a current of 27 A for 24 hours gives only 1 kg of Mn O 2 .  The value of current efficiency would be: MMnO2=86.9g

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The following electrochemical cell has been set up.

Pt(1)|Fe3+,Fe2+(a=1)||Ce4+,  Ce3+(a=1)|Pt(2)E°(Fe3+,  Fe2+)=0.77V:E°(Ce4+,Ce3+)=1.61  V
If an ammeter is connected between the two platinum electrodes, predict the direction of flow of current.

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The charge in coulombs of 1 gram of ion N3

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A dilute aqueous solution of   N a 2 S O 4  is electrolyzed using platinum electrodes. The products at the anode and cathode are :

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The electric charge for electrode deposition of one gram equivalent of a substance is:

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Faraday’s laws of electrolysis are related to the:

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Electrolysis of dilute aqueous NaCl solution was carried out by passing 10 milli ampere current. The time required to liberate 0.01 mol of  H2 gas at the cathode is (1 Faraday=96500  Cmol1):

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In the electrolytic cell, flow of electrons is from:

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At anode in the electrolysis of fused sodium chloride:

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Aluminium oxide may be electrolysed at   1000°C to give Al metal (at mass = 27 amu, 1F = 96,500 C). To prepare 5.12 kg of Al would require