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Commercial electrolytic cells for producing aluminum operate at 5 volts and 100,000 Amperes. How long does it take to produce 1000 kilograms of aluminum? If electricity costs 9 cents per kilowatt hour, what is the cost of producing exactly 1 pound of aluminum?

2007-04-21 10:27:29 · 1 answers · asked by the Jam 2 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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Moles of Al = 10^6/27

Charge = 10^6/9 F

Time = 10^6*96500/(9*10^5) = 107222.22 s = 29.78 hours

2007-04-21 20:04:04 · answer #1 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0 0

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