how long it will take to remove 1/2 silver from 200cm 3 of 0.1 molar AgNo3 solution with current of 1 amphere
Molarity of silver nitrate solution = 0.1 M
Volume of solution =200 cm3 =0.2 L
No. of moles silver nitrate present = 0.1 moles/L x 0.2 L =0.02 moles
1 Mole of silver nitrate contains = 1 mole of Ag+ ion.
Therefore
0.02 moles of AgNO3 contains = 0.02 moles of Ag+
Reaction involved :
1 mole of Ag+ is reduced by = 1 mole of electrons
Since we need to calculate the time for reduction of half silver ion.
Therefore
(0.01) mole of Ag+ is reduced by = 0.01 mole of electrons
Charge on 1 mole of electrons = 96500 C
Charge produced by 0.01 moles of electrons = 0.01 x 96500 = 965 C
Charge = Current (A) x Time(s)
965 C = 1 A x t
t in seconds = 965 C/ 1 A = 965 seconds
Time in minutes = 965/60 = 16.083 minutes
Volume of solution =200 cm3 =0.2 L
No. of moles silver nitrate present = 0.1 moles/L x 0.2 L =0.02 moles
1 Mole of silver nitrate contains = 1 mole of Ag+ ion.
Therefore
0.02 moles of AgNO3 contains = 0.02 moles of Ag+
Reaction involved :
1 mole of Ag+ is reduced by = 1 mole of electrons
Since we need to calculate the time for reduction of half silver ion.
Therefore
(0.01) mole of Ag+ is reduced by = 0.01 mole of electrons
Charge on 1 mole of electrons = 96500 C
Charge produced by 0.01 moles of electrons = 0.01 x 96500 = 965 C
Charge = Current (A) x Time(s)
965 C = 1 A x t
t in seconds = 965 C/ 1 A = 965 seconds
Time in minutes = 965/60 = 16.083 minutes