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Unit 3: Equilibrium, Acids and Bases, and Redox

Quick questions on Quantitative electrolysis and Faraday's laws: WACE Year 12 Chemistry

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What is using the half-equation ratio?
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The half-equation tells you how many electrons are needed per mole of product. For copper, Cu2++2eβˆ’β†’Cu\text{Cu}^{2+} + 2\text{e}^- \rightarrow \text{Cu}, so 2 mol of electrons deposits 1 mol of copper. For silver, Ag++eβˆ’β†’Ag\text{Ag}^+ + \text{e}^- \rightarrow \text{Ag}, only 1 mol of electrons is needed per mole. This ratio is the step most often missed.
What are calculating gas volumes?
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For a gaseous product such as oxygen or hydrogen, convert moles of electrons to moles of gas using the half-equation, then to volume using the molar gas volume at the stated conditions (for example 24.7924.79 L molβˆ’1^{-1} at SLC, or via pV=nRTpV = nRT). For example, 2H2O+2eβˆ’β†’H2+2OHβˆ’2\text{H}_2\text{O} + 2\text{e}^- \rightarrow \text{H}_2 + 2\text{OH}^- means 2 mol of electrons gives 1 mol of hydrogen gas.

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