Question 13

(a) Distinguish between a conductor and an electrolyte

(b)(i) State Faraday's first law of electrolysis

(ii) Describe how you would investigate Faraday's law of electrolysis, using copper (II) tetraoxosulphate (VI) solution and copper electrodes.

(c) 0.222g of a divalent metal is deposited when a current of 0.45 ampere is passed through a solution of its salt for 25 minutes using appropriate electrodes. Calculate the relative atomic mass of the metal. 1F = 96500C mol\(^{-1}\)

`(d) State two applications of electrolysis.

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Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Chemistry
Year
1989
Question no.
#13
Type
Theory

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