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    1) Electrolysis of aqueous KCl produces chlorine gas at the anode and hydrogen gas at the cathode. The pH decreases around the anode as hydrogen ions are produced. 2) Given a current of 0.450 A for 5.50 hours in a nickel chloride solution, 2.71 g of nickel can be electroplated. 3) In electrolysis of molten aluminum chloride without water, aluminum forms at the cathode and chlorine gas forms at the anode. Given a current and time, the amount of chlorine gas produced can be calculated.

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    1) Electrolysis of aqueous KCl produces chlorine gas at the anode and hydrogen gas at the cathode. The pH decreases around the anode as hydrogen ions are produced. 2) Given a current of 0.450 A for 5.50 hours in a nickel chloride solution, 2.71 g of nickel can be electroplated. 3) In electrolysis of molten aluminum chloride without water, aluminum forms at the cathode and chlorine gas forms at the anode. Given a current and time, the amount of chlorine gas produced can be calculated.

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    1) Electrolysis of aqueous KCl produces chlorine gas at the anode and hydrogen gas at the cathode. The pH decreases around the anode as hydrogen ions are produced. 2) Given a current of 0.450 A for 5.50 hours in a nickel chloride solution, 2.71 g of nickel can be electroplated. 3) In electrolysis of molten aluminum chloride without water, aluminum forms at the cathode and chlorine gas forms at the anode. Given a current and time, the amount of chlorine gas produced can be calculated.

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    1) Electrolysis of aqueous KCl produces chlorine gas at the anode and hydrogen gas at the cathode. The pH decreases around the anode as hydrogen ions are produced. 2) Given a current of 0.450 A for 5.50 hours in a nickel chloride solution, 2.71 g of nickel can be electroplated. 3) In electrolysis of molten aluminum chloride without water, aluminum forms at the cathode and chlorine gas forms at the anode. Given a current and time, the amount of chlorine gas produced can be calculated.

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    Electrolysis worksheet 4

    1) An electrolytic cell attempts to produce chlorine gas via the electrolysis of aqueous
    0.01M KCl solution using inert electrodes. A gas is produced at both electrodes.

    a) Give the likely equation to the reaction occurring at the anode.


    2H2O(l) - 4H+ (aq) +O2(g) 4e
    b) Give the likely equation to the reaction occurring at the cathode.
    2H2O(l) + 2e- H2(g) + 2OH- (aq)
    c) What happens to the pH of the solution surrounding the anode? Explain
    Decreases as [H-] increases

    2) What mass (in grams) of nickel could be electroplated from a solution of nickel(II) chloride
    by a current of 0.450 amperes flowing for 5.50 hours?

    Ni2+(aq) + 2e => Ni(s)


    Step 1 find the total charge delivered
    => Q =It = 0.450 X 5.50 X 60 X 60 =8910
    Step 2 find the mol of electrons
    => ne = 8910/96500 = 0.0923
    Step 3 find mol of Ni
    => nNi = 0.0923 / 2 = 0.0462
    Step 4 find the mass of Ni
    => 0.0462 X 58.7 = 2.71 g

    3) Pure aluminium is to be extracted from a large sample of AlCl3. An electrolytic cell is set
    up run for 4.50 hours with a current of 0.490 amperes using inert electrodes.
    a) One student suggested setting up an electrolytic cell using (1.00 M) AlCl3 . What are
    the products formed at the:
    i. cathode ------ 2H2O(l) + 2e- H2(g) + 2OH- (aq)
    Ii. anode ------2Cl-(aq)  Cl2(g) + 2e-

    b) Another student suggested molten AlCl3 with the exclusion of water. What are the
    products formed at the:
    i. cathode ------ The reaction is Al3+ (l) + 3e- Al(l) hence Al(l)

    ii. anode ------ The reaction is 2Cl-(aq)  Cl2(g) + 2e- hence Cl2(g) and
    electrons

    iii. How many litres of the gas produced at the anode when measured at STP
    are produced when the electrode efficiency is only 65%?

    2Cl-(aq)  Cl2(g) + 2e-


    Step 1 Find the total charge delivered
    => Q =It = 0.490 X 4.50 X 60 X 60 X 0.65 = 5160 C
    Step 2 find the mol of electrons
    => ne = 5160 / 96500 = 0.0535
    Step 3 find the mol of chlorine
    => 0.0535 / 2 = 0.0267
    Step 4 find the volume of chlorine
    => 0.0267 X 22.4 = 0.599 Litres

    4) A fine layer of platinum is to be plated onto an iron rod from a solution of [PtCl6]2-, using
    an average current of 10.0 amperes at an electrode efficiency of 70.0%?
    a) The electrolytic cell shown on the right is used.
    i. What material should the positive electrode be
    made from? platinum

    ii. What is the reaction occurring at the cathode?

    Pt+4(aq) + 4e => Pt(s)

    b) How long, in hours, would be required for the electroplating


    of 88.0 g of platinum

    Pt4+(aq) + 4e => Pt(s)

    Step 1 find the mol of platinum..


    => nPt = 88.0 / 195 = 0.451

    Step 2 find the mol of electrons needed

    => ne = 0.451 X 4 = 1.804

    Step 3 find the charge that this represents


    => Q = 1.804 X 96500 = 174086 C
    Step 4 At 70.0% efficiency find the charge that must be delivered to achieve 174086 C
    => Charge needed = 174086/0.700 = 248694 C

    Step 5 find the time necessary to deliver this amount of charge at a current of 10.0 A
    => 248694 / 10.0 = 24869.4 seconds
    => 6.91 hours

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