Semimetallic silicon can be made by the electrolysis of molten SiO₂. How many minutes are needed to plate out 12.00 g of Si from molten SiO₂ using 6.17 A current? Use F = 96,500 C/mol for Faraday's constant. The unbalanced chemical reaction representing this electrolysis is shown below: SIO₂ → Si + O₂

Semimetallic silicon can be made by the electrolysis of molten SiO₂. How many minutes are needed to plate out 12.00 g of Si from molten SiO₂ using 6.17 A current? Use F = 96,500 C/mol for Faraday's constant. The unbalanced chemical reaction representing this electrolysis is shown below: SIO₂ → Si + O₂

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