This is an exothermic reaction because you can see the 232.4 kJ at the end of the reaction. That means that 232.4 kilo-joules are released when the reaction happens; when energy is released during a reaction, the reaction is exothermic.

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Metal plating is done by passing current through a metal solution. For example, an item can become gold plated by attaching the

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Answer:

9.18g

Explanation:

Step 1: Write the reduction half-reaction

Au³⁺(aq) + 3 e⁻ ⇒ Au(s)

Step 2: Calculate the mass of gold is produced when 15.0A of current are passed through a gold solution for 15.0min

We will use the following relationships:

1 min = 60 s

1 A = 1 C/s

1 mole of electrons has a charge of 96486 C (Faraday's constant).

1 mole of Au is produced when 3 moles of electrons circulate.

The molar mass of Au is 196.97 g/mol.

The mass of gold produced is:

$15.0 min \times \frac{60s}{1 min} \times \frac{15.0C}{1s} \times \frac{1 mol e^{-} }{96486C} \times \frac{1molAu}{3 mol e^{-} } \times \frac{196.97gAu}{1molAu} = 9.18gAu$

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