Question

In an electroplating process, copper (ionic charge +2e, atomic weight 63.6 g/mol) is deposited using a current of 10.0 A. What mass of copper is deposited in 10.0 minutes? Avogadro's number is 6.022 × 1023 molecules/mol and e = 1.60 × 10-19 C.

Answer 1

1.974 g

Step-by-step explanation:

Electrochemical equivalent of copper, z = 0.000329 g/C

I = 10 A

t = 10 minutes = 10 x 60 = 600 seconds

By the use of Farady's law of electrolysis

m = z I t

m = 0.000329 x 10 x 600

m = 1.974 g