Chapter 19, Problem 63GQ

Interpretation Introduction

Introduction:

To determine the mass of aluminium metal can be produced in a 24-hour day, If the electrolysis cell operates at $\text{5}\text{.0 V and 1}{\text{.0×10}}^{\text{5}}$.

Explantion:

Electrolysis:

It is a decomposition of ionic compounds by passing electricity through molten compounds or aqueous solutions of compounds.

Electricity used to produce chemical changes. The apparatus used for electrolysis is called an electrolytic cell.

Current:

Rate of the charge changing in time is defined as the current.

The formula is as follows.

$\text{Current (Amperes, A) = }\frac{\text{Electric charge (Coloumbs, C)}}{\text{time, t(seconds,s)}}$

Simplify as follows.

$\text{Current = }\frac{\text{Electric charge }}{\text{time}}$

To rearrange the above formula is as follows.

$\text{Charge = Current(A) × time(s)}$