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A steady current was passed through molten CoSO4 until 2.27 g of metallic cobalt was produced. Calculate the number of coulombs of electricity used.

2007-04-02 23:22:04 · 2 answers · asked by blhockey91 1 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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Each Co needs 2 electrons to change from Co++ to Co atom.
1 mol Co atoms are formed by using 2 mol electrons or 2 Faradays or 2 x 96500 Coulombs.

1 mol Co is 58.9 g.
So 2.27 g are formed by using (2 x 96500 x 2.27 / 58.9) Coulombs.

2007-04-04 09:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by hyd 2 · 0 0

96,500 Coulombs will give you half a mole of Co metal (because it's a 2+ ion).

Now work out how many moles 2.27g is.

2007-04-03 00:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0 0

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