Answer: 8.1 x 10^24
Explanation:
I(t) = (0.6 A) e^(-t/6 hr)
I'll leave out units for neatness: I(t) = 0.6e^(-t/6)
If t is in seconds then since 1hr = 3600s: I(t) = 0.6e^(-t/(6 x 3600) ).
For neatness let k = 1/(6x3600) = 4.63x10^-5, then:
I(t) = 0.6e^(-kt)
Providing t is in seconds, total charge Q in coulombs is
Q= ∫ I(t).dt evaluated from t=0 to t=∞.
Q = ∫(0.6e^(-kt)
= (0.6/-k)e^(-kt) evaluated from t=0 to t=∞.
= -(0.6/k)[e^-∞ - e^-0]
= -0.6/k[0 - 1]
= 0.6/k
= 0.6/(4.63x10^-5)
= 12958 C
Since the magnitude of the charge on an electron = 1.6x10⁻¹⁹ C, the number of electrons is 12958/(1.6x10^-19) = 8.1x10^24 to two significant figures.
There are 6 atoms of oxygen in Ca (NO3)2.
