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Faradays Law Of Electrolysis

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Questions
9 MCQs

01
PYQ 2006
easy
chemistry ID: neet-200
In producing chlorine through electrolysis, 100 W power at 125 V is being consumed.
The liberation of chlorine per min is:
(ECE of chlorine is 0.367\times 10-6 kg/C)
1. 17.6 mg 2. 21.3 mg
3. 24.3 mg 4. 13.6 mg
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PYQ 2007
easy
chemistry ID: neet-200

A steady current of 1.5 A flows through a copper voltmeter for 10 min. If the electrochemical equivalent of copper is 30 \times 10-5 g C-1, the mass of copper deposited on the electrode will be:

1. 0.40 g

2. 0.50 g

3. 0.67 g

4. 0.27 g

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03
PYQ 2009
easy
chemistry ID: neet-200

Al2O3 is reduced by electrolysis at low potentials and high currents. If 4.0 x 104 A of current is passed through molten Al2O3 for 6 hours, the mass of aluminum produced is:
(Assume 100 % current efficiency, the atomic mass of Al = 27 g mol-1)

1. 9.0 x 103 g 2. 8.1 x 104 g
3. 2.4 x 105 g 4. 1.3 x 104 g
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PYQ 2010
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

For the reduction of silver ions with copper metal, the standard cell potential was found to be +0.46 V at 25 °C. The value of standard Gibbs energy, ΔGo will be:

(F = 96500 C mol-1)

1. -89.0 kJ

2. -89.0 J

3. -44.5 kJ

4. -98.0 kJ

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PYQ 2010
medium
chemistry ID: neet-201

In producing chlorine by electrolysis, 100 kW power at 125 V is being consumed.
How much chlorine per minute is liberated:
(Given -ECE of chlorine is 0.367 X 10-6 kgC-1)

1.1.76\times 10-3 kg

2. 9.67\times 10-3 kg

3. 17.61\times 10-3 kg

4. 3.67\times 10-3 kg

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PYQ 2016
medium
chemistry ID: neet-201

During the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride, the time required to produce 0.10 mol of chlorine gas using a current of 3 amperes is:

1. 55 minutes

2. 110 minutes

3. 220 minutes

4. 330 minutes

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PYQ 2016
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

The number of electrons delivered at the cathode during electrolysis by a current of 1 ampere in 60 seconds is:

(Given: Charge on electron = 1.60 \times 10–19 C)

1. 6\times 1023

2. 6\times 1020

3. 3.75\times 1020

4. 7.48\times 1020

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PYQ 2024
easy
chemistry ID: neet-202
Match the redox conversions in List-I with the corresponding number of Faradays required in List-II.
List-I
(Redox Conversion)
List-II
(Number of Faraday required)
A. 1 mol of H2O to O2 I. 3F
B. 1 mol of to II. 2F
C. 1.5 mol of from molten III. 1F
D. 1 mol of FeO to Fe2O3 IV. 5F

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II 2. A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
3. A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I 4. A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
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PYQ 2024
easy
chemistry ID: neet-202
Mass in grams of copper deposited by passing 9.6487 A current through a voltmeter containing copper sulphate for 100 seconds is(Given : Molar mass of Cu: F = 96487 C)
1. 0.315 g 2. 31.5 g
3. 0.0315 g 4. 3.15 g
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