First, we calculate the mass of the sample:
mass = density x volume
mass = 8.48 x 112.5
mass = 954 grams
Now, we will calculate the mass of each component using its percentage mass, then divide it by its atomic mass to find the moles and finally multiply the number of moles by the number of particles in a mole, that is, 6.02 x 10²³.
Zinc mass = 0.37 x 954
Zinc mass = 352.98 g
Zinc moles = 352.98 / 65
Zinc moles = 5.43
Zinc atoms = 5.43 x 6.02 x 10²³
Zinc atoms = 3.27 x 10²⁴
Copper mass = 0.63 x 954
Copper mass = 601.02 g
Copper moles = 601.02 / 64
Copper moles = 9.39
Copper atoms = 9.39 x 6.02 x 10²³
Copper atoms = 5.56 x 10²⁴
When battery discharge / delivering current the lead at the anode is oxidized
that is ;
pb---->pb+ 2e-
since the lead ions are in presence of aquous sulfate in insoluble lead sulfate precipitate onto the electrode
the overall reaction at the anode is therefore
Pb + SO4^2- ---> PbSO4 + 2e-
