A penny weighs 2. 50 g and it is made of an inner part of Zn and a coat of Cu that is added using electroplating. If a 1. 00L solution with a [Cu2+] = 4. 95M is used to electroplate Cu, what is the concentration of the solution after it has been electrolyzed for 17. 18h under a current of 2. 09A?



The half-cell equation is: Cu2+ + 2e- -> Cu and E° =+0. 34V



Answer :

The concentration of the solution after it has been electrolyzed is 5.84 M.

How to find the concentration after electrolization?

Either an oxidation process, in which electrons are lost, or a reduction reaction, in which electrons are gained, is a half-cell reaction. The processes take place in an electrochemical cell where the electrons are consumed at the cathode during reduction and lost at the anode during oxidation.

Galvanic and voltaic cells, in which electrons move from the anode to the cathode through an electrolyte to create an electromotive force, can benefit from half-cell processes (EMF). Oxidation-reduction On metal surfaces, half-cell reactions can also happen and result in corrosion.

The chemical equation of half-cell is :

Cu2+ + 2e- -> Cu

We know that

W= [tex]\frac{E}{F}[/tex] x it

W=[tex]\frac{M}{n_{f} }[/tex] x [tex]\frac{it}{F}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{W}{M}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{i.t}{n_{f} F }[/tex]

n = [tex]\frac{1.55 X (15.27 X 60X60)}{2X96500}[/tex]

n = 0.441

So, molarity [tex]\frac{0.441}{1}[/tex]= 0.441

Therefore, Remaining concentration = 6.28 - 0.441 = 5.84

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