Question

When a lead acid car battery is recharged by the alternator, it acts essentially as an electrolytic cell in which solid lead(II) sulfate is reduced to lead at the cathode and oxidized to solid lead(II) oxide at the anode. Suppose a current of is fed into a car battery for seconds. Calculate the mass of lead deposited on the cathode of the battery. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol and the correct number of significant digits.

Answer 1

The question is incomplete, the complete question is;

When a lead acid car battery is recharged by the alternator, it acts essentially as an electrolytic cell in which solid lead(II) sulfate PbSO₄ is reduced to lead at the cathode and oxidized to solid lead(II) oxide PbO at the anode.

Suppose a current of 96.0 A is fed into a car battery for 37.0 seconds. Calculate the mass of lead deposited on the cathode of the battery. Round your answer to 3 significant digits. Also, be sure your answer contains a unit symbol.

Answer:

3.81 g of lead

Explanation:

The equation of the reaction is;

Pb^2+(aq) + 2e ---->Pb(s)

Quantity of charge = 96.0 A * 37.0 seconds = 3552 C

Now we have that 1F = 96500 C so;

207 g of lead is deposited by 2 * 96500 C

x g of lead is deposited by 3552 C

x = 207 *  3552/2 * 96500

x = 735264/193000

x = 3.81 g of lead