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Faraday Laws Assignment

The document contains a series of electrolysis problems involving calculations of mass, current, charge, and volume related to various substances such as sodium, copper, silver, aluminum, and chlorine. Each question requires applying Faraday's laws of electrolysis to determine the outcomes based on given currents, times, and other parameters. The problems cover a range of scenarios including electrolytic cells, current efficiency, and gas liberation at standard temperature and pressure (STP).

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Faraday Laws Assignment

The document contains a series of electrolysis problems involving calculations of mass, current, charge, and volume related to various substances such as sodium, copper, silver, aluminum, and chlorine. Each question requires applying Faraday's laws of electrolysis to determine the outcomes based on given currents, times, and other parameters. The problems cover a range of scenarios including electrolytic cells, current efficiency, and gas liberation at standard temperature and pressure (STP).

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Faraday’s Laws of Electrolysis

Q1. A current of 3.0 A is passed for 2 hours through molten NaCl. Calculate the mass of
sodium deposited at cathode.

Q2. How long must a current of 2.5 A be passed through CuSO₄ solution to deposit 5.0 g of
copper? (Atomic mass of Cu = 63.5)

Q3. A current deposits 0.635 g of copper in 50 minutes. Calculate the current used.

Q4. Calculate the charge required to liberate 2.24 L of H₂ gas at STP during electrolysis of
acidified water.

Q5. 0.5 A current is passed for 1 hour through AgNO₃ solution. Calculate the mass of silver
deposited. (Ag = 108)

Q6. Calculate the time required to deposit 1.08 g of Ag using a current of 0.5 A.

Q7. How much aluminium is deposited when a current of 10 A is passed for 1 hour through
molten Al₂O₃? (Al = 27)

Q8. Calculate the volume of O₂ liberated at STP when 19300 C of charge is passed through
acidified water.

Q9. A current is passed through two electrolytic cells connected in series containing AgNO₃
and CuSO₄. If 1.08 g of Ag is deposited in the first cell, calculate the mass of Cu deposited in
the second cell.

Q10. Calculate the current efficiency if 0.9 g of Cu is deposited when theoretically 1.2 g
should be deposited.

Q11. A current of 5 A is passed through molten MgCl₂ for 30 minutes. Calculate: (a) Mass of
Mg deposited (b) Volume of Cl₂ liberated at STP

Q12. During electrolysis of water, 1 L of H₂ is collected. Calculate the volume of O₂ collected


at the same conditions.

Q13. A solution of CuSO₄ is electrolysed using 2 A current for 1 hour. If only 80% current
efficiency is achieved, calculate the actual mass of Cu deposited.

Q14. Calculate the time required to produce 10 g of chlorine gas by passing a current of 5 A
through molten NaCl.

Q15. In an electrolysis experiment, 0.2 mol of electrons are passed. Calculate: (a) Mass of Cu
deposited (b) Volume of H₂ evolved at STP
Q16. Two electrolytic cells containing AgNO₃ and Al₂(SO₄)₃ are connected in series. If 10.8 g
of Ag is deposited, calculate the mass of Al deposited.

Q17. A current is passed through a solution of NiSO₄. If 2.95 g of Ni is deposited by passing


9650 C charge, calculate the valency of Ni. (Ni = 58.7)

Q18. Calculate the volume of gases liberated at both electrodes when 0.5 F of electricity is
passed through acidified water.

Q19. A student passes current through CuSO₄ solution using inert electrodes. After passing
2F charge: (a) Mass of Cu deposited (b) Change in concentration of Cu²⁺ ions

Q20. An unknown metal M³⁺ requires 19300 C to deposit 3.0 g of metal. Calculate the atomic
mass of the metal.

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