Electrodeposition of copper: what mass of copper can be deposited in 1.00 hr by a current of 1.62 A?
Cu^(2+)(aq)+2e^(-)\rarrCu(s)Cu2+(aq)+2e−→Cu(s)
1 Answer
Jun 27, 2018
This can be done with a unit conversion.
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"Cu"^(2+)Cu2+ receives22 electrons in this half-reaction, son = "2 mol e"^(-)"/mol atom"n=2 mol e−/mol atom . "1.62 A"1.62 A == "1.62 C/s"1.62 C/s is the current.F = "96485 C/mol e"^(-)F=96485 C/mol e− is the Faraday constant.
So, in
1.00 cancel"hr" xx (60 cancel"min")/(cancel"1 hr") xx (60 cancel"s")/cancel"1 min" = "3600 s"
has passed, and
3600 cancel"s" xx (1.62 cancel"C")/(cancel"s") xx (cancel("1 mol e"^(-)))/(96485 cancel"C") xx (cancel"1 mol Cu")/(cancel("2 mol e"^(-))) xx ("63.55 g Cu")/(cancel"1 mol Cu")
= color(blue)("1.92 g Cu"(s))
can be deposited into the cathode.