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ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS WS #1
Q1.

The charge required for the reduction of 1 mol. of Cr2O72- ions to Cr3+ is
(a) 96500 C

Q2.

Q5.

(b) 0.54 amperes

(c) 0.042 amperes

(d) 0.027 amperes

(c) copper hydroxide

(d) sulphuric acid solution

The volume of H2 gas at STP obtained by passing 4 amperes through acidified H 2O for 30
minutes is
(b) 0.0432 L

(c) 0.1672 L

(d) 0.836 L

4.5 g of aluminium (at. mass 27 amu) is deposited at cathode from Al 3+ solution by a

certain quantity of electric charge. The volume of hydrogen produced at STP from H + ions
in solution by the same quantity of electric charge will be
(b) 11.2 L

(c) 22.4 L

(d) 5.6 L

The charge required for the reduction of 1 mol of MnO4- to MnO2 is

(b) 3 F

(c) 5 F

(d) 6 F

The products formed when aqueous solution of sodium bromide is electrolysed in an

electrolytic cell having inert electrodes are
(a) Na and Br2

Q9.

(d) 1.33 Faraday

(b) platinum sulphate solution

(a) 1 F
Q8.

(c) 3 Faraday

(a) water

(a) 44.8 L
Q7.

(b) 1 Faraday

Two platinum electrodes are immersed in a CuSO4 solution and a current is passed.
Slowly the colour of the CuSO4 disappears leaving behind a colourless solution. The
colourless solution is

(a) 0.0836 L
Q6.

(d) 4 96500 C

Passage of electricity through dilute H2SO4 for 1 hour liberates a total of 224 ml of H 2 at
STP. The strength of current would be
(a) 0.27 amperes

Q4.

(c) 6 96500 C

The amount of electricity required to deposit 1 mole of aluminium from a solution of AlCl 3
will be
(a) 0.33 Faraday

Q3.

(b) 2 96500 C

(b) Na and O2

(c) H2, Br2 and NaOH

(d) H2 and O2

Electrolyzing of dilute aqueous NaCl solution was carried out by passing 10 milli ampere
current. The time required to liberate 0.01 mol of H2 gas at the cathode is (1 Faraday =
96500 C mol-1)
(a) 9.65 104 sec

(b) 19.3 104 sec (c) 28.95 104 sec (d) 38.6 104 sec

Q10. The amount of substance deposited by the passage of 1 amp of current for 1 second is
equal to
(a) Equivalent mass

(b) Molecular mass

(c) Electrochemical equivalent

(d) Specific equivalent

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Q11. Al2O3 is reduced by electrolysis at low potentials and high currents. If 4 104 amp. of
current is passed through molten Al2O3 for 6 hrs. What mass of aluminium is produced?
At mass of Al = 27 g mol-1
(a) 9.0 103 g

(b) 8.1 104 g

(c) 2.4 105 g

(d) 1.3 104 g

Q12. Calculate the volume of Cl2 at NTP produced during electrolysis of fused MgCl 2 which
produces 6 g Mg.

5.6 L

Q13. How long will it take for a uniform current of 6.0 ampere to deposit 78.0 g gold from a
solution of AuCl 4 ? What mass of chlorine gas will be formed simultaneously at the anode
of the electrolyte cell?

(at mass of Au = 197)

19091 sec, 42.13 g Cl2

Q14. 0.35 mole of electrons were passed through three electrolyte solutions connected in series.
If the solutions are of Ag+, Cu2+ and Au3+, calculate the amount of each metal deposited at
cathode of each cell.

Ag = 37.8 g, Cu = 11.11 g, Au = 22.98 g

Q15. A current of 3.7 ampere is passed for 6 hr between Ni electrodes in 0.5 litre of 2 M
solution of Ni(NO3)2. What will be the molarity of solution at the end of electrolysis? 2 M
Q16. A 200 W, 110 V incandescent lamp is connected in series with an electrolytic cell of a
negligible resistance containing a solution of ZnCl 2. What weight of Zn will be deposited
from the solution on passing current for 30 minutes? (At. wt. of Zn = 65.4) 1.105 g Zn
Q17. 3 ampere current was passed through an aqueous solution of an unknown salt of Pd for 1
hour. 2.977 g of Pdn+ was deposited at cathode. Find n. (At. wt. of Pd = 106.4)

Q18. In an electrolysis experiment, current was passed for 5 hour through two cells connected
in series. The first cell contains a solutions of gold and the second contains CuSO 4
solution. 9.85 g of gold was deposited in the first cell. If the oxidation no. of gold is +3,
find the amount of Cu deposited on cathode in second cell. Also calculate the current
strength in ampere. At. wt. of Au = 197 and at. wt. of Cu = 63.5. 4.76 g Cu, 0.80 Amp
Q19. Calculate the quantity of electricity that would be required to reduce 12.3 g of
nitrobenzene to aniline, if current efficiency is 50%. If the potential drops across the cell is
3.0 volt, how much energy will be consumed ?

115800 C, 347.4 kJ

Q20. Calculate the quantity of electricity required to reduce 6.15 g of nitrobenzene to aniline
when current efficiency is 90 per cent. If potential drops across the cell is 7.0 volt,
calculate the energy consumed in the process.

32166.7 C, 225 kJ

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SECTION - ( INTEGER BASED PROBLEMS )
Q21. The quantity of charge (in Faraday) required to electrolyse 54 g H2O is ..

Electrolysis reaction 2 H 2 O2
2 H 2O
Q22. The quantity of charge (in Faraday) required to liberate 33.6 litre Cl2 from molten NaCl. 3
Q23. 9650 charge is passed through an aqueous solution of metal nitrate M (NO3)x to obtain 2 g
metal (at. wt. 80). The valence of metal is . 4
Q24. How much of the following element will not discharge at cathode during electrolysis of
their salts in aqueous medium Al, Na, Ba, Cu, Ag, Ni, Cr?
5
Q25. A solution of metal salt MAn was electrolysed with a current of 9.65 ampere for 100
minutes. The deposition of metal was 18g at cathode. If the atomic weight of metal is 120,
the value of n is
4
Q26. A current of 4.825 amperes is passed through Hg2Cl2 solution (At. mass of Hg2Cl2 = 471)
for 1000 second to reduce it completely into Hg. amount of Hg deposited in g is . 1
Q27. The mole ratio of gases evolved at cathode and anode during electrolysis of H 2SO4 using Pt
electrodes is .. 2
Q28. How many faradays of charge is required to completely oxidize one mole of Fe2(C2O4)3? 6
Q29. Total charge (in coulombs) required for the oxidation of mole of Mn 3O4 into MnO 24 . 5
Q30. A source of light of 100 V will produce 6 kJ energy if 10 ampere current is passed for t
sec. The value of t is . 6
Q31. 4 M solution of AgNO3 is electrolysed using Ag electrode. A current of 3 ampere is passed
for 9.65 103 sec. the molarity of solution after electrolysis is . 1
Q32. A current of 2 A is passed for 5 hour through a molten metal salt, deposits 22.2 g of metal
having atomic weight 177. The oxidation state of metal in salt is 4

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