How long will it take to plate out each of the following with a current of 100.0 A?
a. 1.0 kg #Al# from aqueous #Al^(3+)#
b. 1.0 g #Ni# from aqueous #Ni^(2+)#
c. 5.0 mol #Ag# from aqueous #Ag^+# ?
a. 1.0 kg
b. 1.0 g
c. 5.0 mol
1 Answer
The key here is translating the electrons required into faradays. Moreover,
This is basically a long unit conversion problem, I will do each in turn, below,
I've omitted the time conversions above for brevity's sake, and will do so if the
These are pretty common on exams, I would familiarize yourself with them and practice some more given the models I've supplied above.