During the electrolysis of dilute copper {II} chloride using carbon electrodes, a current of 1.5A was passed through the solution for 2 hours and 30...

      

During the electrolysis of dilute copper {II} chloride using carbon electrodes, a current of 1.5A was passed through the solution for 2 hours and 30 minutes.

[a] Write the ionic equation of the reaction that occurred at the cathode.

b] Given R.A.M of copper = 64 and 1F = 96500C, calculate the change in mass of the cathode.

  

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marto answered the question on October 11, 2019 at 11:57


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