Question

You’ve had practice calculating the grams of hydrogen gas, but it is also possible to calculate the amount of oxygen gas produced. What volume of O2 will be produced if we supply the electrolyzer with a current of 0.201 amps (A) for 1 hour? Give your answer in units of milliliters (mL).

Answer 1

Answer:41.991ml

Explanation:

Equations: 2 H2O → 4H+ + 4e + O2 OXIDATION

2 H+ + 2e → H2 REDUCTION 

Electrolysis is the chemical decomposition of compounds when electricity is made to pass through a molten compound or solution.

from the oxidation reaction:

1moles of oxygen requires 4moles of electrons to be discharged at the product

F=96500C/mol

Quantity of charge Q=It

=60*60*0.201A

Q=723.6C

Mole=Q/(F*mole ratio of electron)

Mole= 723.6/(4*96500)

Mole=((1809)/(965000))

M=0.0018746114

M1/M2=V1/V2

1/0.00187=22.4dm^3/V2

V2=22.4*0.00187

V2=0.04199129534dm^3

41.99129534ml