What mass of each product is produced in each of the electrolytic cells of the previous problem if a total charge of 3.33 10⁵ C passes through each cell?
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Chemistry 2e · 17.7 Electrolysis
Electrolysis: practice problems
2 problems from the book, with its answers. Check your working, or have any of them explained to you on the whiteboard.
Exercises 48
A current of 2.345 A passes through the cell shown in Figure 17.19 for 45 minutes. What is the volume of the hydrogen collected at room temperature if the pressure is exactly 1 atm? (Hint: Is hydrogen the only gas present above the water?)
Key terms · 2
- electrolysis
- process using electrical energy to cause a nonspontaneous process to occur
- electrolytic cell
- electrochemical cell in which an external source of electrical power is used to drive an otherwise nonspontaneous process
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