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Electrolysis can be used to purify silver. What mass of silver would plate onto the pure electrode if a current of 6. 8 a flowed through the cell for 72 minutes?

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32.88grams of (Ag) silver would plate onto the pure electrode if a current of 6. 8A flowed through the cell for 72 minutes.

Silver can be electroplated at the cathode of an electrolysis cell by the half-reaction:

Ag+(aq)+e→Ag(s).

By Using the equation

Q= I×t,    where Q = charge

                           I = current = 6.8 A

                           t= time in seconds= 72×60=4320s

So,

Q=6.8×4320

Q = 29,376C

We see that 1 mole of electrons produces 1 mole of Ag from the half reaction.

1mole of electrons= 96,500C

xmoles of electrons= 29,376C

Cross multiplying;

29,376= 96,500 × x

Now , dividing both sides of the by 96,500

29,376/96,500=x

0.3044 moles of electrons will produce

0.3044×108 = 32.88grams of Ag

Therefore, 32.88grams of (Ag) silver would plate onto the pure electrode if a current of 6. 8A flowed through the cell for 72 minutes.

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