8 ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Q.1 Aqueous H2SO4 is electrolised by passing electric current using Pt electrodes. Find out
products formed at cathode & anode and write cell representation, when electrolysis is done :
(i) using normal current density (ii) using high current density
Q.2 Determine products formed at cathode & anode and also write cell representation,
(a) When electrolysis of aqueous CuSO4 is carried out using :
(i) Pt electrode (ii) Ag as anode and Cu as cathode
(b) When electrolysis of aqueous AgNO3 is done using
(i) Pt electrode (ii) Cu as anode & Ag as cathode
Q.3 500 mL of 1 M CuSO4 solution is electrolysed using Pt electrodes with a current of 1.93
ampere for a period of 600 seconds. Assuming that volume of solution does not change
during electrolysis, calculate [Cu2+], and [SO42–] after electrolysis. What will be the concentration
of each species if current is passed using Cu electrodes ?
Q.4 Calculate the quantity of current required to liberate :
(i) H2 gas at STP at the rate of 1 cc per second
(ii) O2 gas at STP at the rate of 1 mm3 per minute
(iii) Cl2 gas at STP at the rate of 1 dm3 per hour
Q.5 Cd amalgam is prepared by electrolysis of a solution of CdCl2 using a mercury cathode.
Find how long should a current of 5 ampere is passed in order to prepare 12% Cd-Hg
amalgam on a cathode of 5 g mercury ? Assuming current efficiency = 80 % .
[ Atomic weight of Cd = 112.40 ]
Q.6 An oxide of metal (at. wt. 56) contains 30% oxygen by weight. The oxide was converted into
chloride and then solution was electrolysed. Calculate the amount of metal that would be
deposited at the cathode, if a current of 9.65 ampere was passed for a period of 30 minutes.
What is the valency of metal ? What will be the formula of oxide ?
Q.7 Current is passed through a cathode where the reaction is :
5e + MnO4– + 8H+ Mn2+ + 4H2O
All the permanganate present in 15.0 mL of solution has been reduced after a current of
0.600 A has passed for 603 second. What was the original concentration of permanganate ?
Q.8 H2O2 can be prepared by successive reactions ,
2NH4HSO4 H2 + (NH4)2S2O8
(NH4)2S2O8 + 2H2O 2NH4HSO4 + H2O2
The first reaction is an electrolytic reaction and second is steam distillation. What amount of
current would have to be used in first reaction to produce enough intermediate to yield 100 g
pure H2O2 per hr ? Assume current efficiency 50%.
Q.9 Calculate the quantity of electricity in coulomb which liberates enough hydrogen at the
cathode during electrolysis of acidified water so that it can fill a balloon of capacity 10 litre at
a pressure of 1.5 atmosphere at 27ºC. If the oxygen liberated is completely used in burning
methane, calculate the volume of methane at STP which is burnt.
Q.10 The density of copper is 8.94 g ml–1. Find out the number of coulomb needed to plate an area of
10 × 10 cm2 to a thickness of 10–2 cm using CuSO4 solution as electrolyte.
Q.11 A current of 40 microampere is passed through a solution of AgNO3 for 32 minutes using Pt
electrodes. An uniformly single atom thick layer of Ag is deposited covering 43% cathode
surface. What is the total surface area of cathode if each Ag atom covers 5.4 × 10–16 cm2 ?