A solution of aluminium chloride is electrolyzed for using a current of . The amount of the aluminium deposited at the cathode is _____ .
[Given: molar mass of aluminium and chlorine are and respectively, Faraday constant = ]
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A solution of aluminium chloride is electrolyzed for using a current of . The amount of the aluminium deposited at the cathode is _____ .
[Given: molar mass of aluminium and chlorine are and respectively, Faraday constant = ]
Correct answer:C
Standard Method
Given: Current is , time is , molar mass of aluminium is , and Faraday constant is .
Find: The mass of aluminium deposited at the cathode.
For deposition of aluminium:
So, the number of electrons involved is .
Using Faraday's law of electrolysis:
Substituting the values:
Therefore, the mass of aluminium deposited at the cathode is . The correct option is C.
Equivalent Mass Approach
Given: Current is , time is , molar mass of aluminium is , and Faraday constant is .
Find: The amount of aluminium deposited.
The gram equivalent of aluminium deposited is calculated by:
where and .
Substituting the values:
Thus, the correct answer is , so the correct option is C.
Using chlorine's molar mass instead of aluminium's molar mass is incorrect because the substance deposited at the cathode is aluminium. Always use the molar mass of the species actually deposited.
Taking for aluminium is wrong. Aluminium is deposited from , so electrons are required per atom. Use in Faraday's law.
Using time as instead of gives a much smaller value. Convert time to seconds first: .
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