CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2001

  • question_answer
    Silver is monovalent and has an atomic mass of 108. Copper is divalent and has an atomic mass of 63.6. The same electric current is passed, for the same length of time through a silver coulometer and a copper coulometer. If 27.0 g of silver is deposited, then the corresponding amount of copper deposited is:

    A) 63.60 g                                 

    B) 31.80 g

    C) 15.90 g                 

    D)        7.95 g

    E) 4.00 g

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    According to the second law of Faradays electrolysis. \[\frac{{{m}_{1}}}{{{E}_{1}}}=\frac{{{m}_{2}}}{{{E}_{2}}}\]                             ?.. (i) where,\[{{m}_{1}}\]and\[{{m}_{2}}=\]masses of elements \[{{E}_{1}}\]and\[{{E}_{2}}=\]equivalent masses of elements \[E=\frac{atomic\text{ }mass}{valency}\]                 \[{{E}_{(Ag)}}=\frac{108}{1}=108\]                 \[{{E}_{(Cu)}}=\frac{63.6}{2}=31.8\] Putting the values in Eq. (i)                 \[\frac{27.0}{108}=\frac{{{m}_{2}}}{31.8}\]                 \[{{m}_{2}}=\frac{31.8\times 27.0}{108}=7.95g\]


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