Electrolysis, the Faraday, and Avogadros Number

Anita Yusrina Kulsum,

Departement of Chemistry, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, yusrinaanita@gmail.com

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I. Introduction

Ampere flows for one second. Therefore,

The passage of an electric current
a Coulomb is an Ampere-Second. The
through a solution is accompanied by
elementary charge on a single electron was
chemical reactions at the electrodes.
discovered by Robert Millikan and is equal
Oxidation occurs at the anode; reduction
to 1.6 x 10-19 C.
occurs at the cathode. The amount of
reaction that occurs at the electrodes is II. Results and discussion
directly proportional to the number of III. Conclusion
electrons transferred. Thus, a Faraday is IV. Methodology
defined as the total charge carried by
Avogadros number of electrons, or 1 mole
of electrons.
In this experiment you will determine
the value of the Faraday number F by
measuring the amount of charge required
to reduce 1 mole of H+ ions according to
the reaction
2H+(aq) + 2e- H2(g)
+ 1e- 2H2(g)
(aq)

or

H+

Electric charge (q) is conveniently V. Acknowledgment

measured in Coulombs. A coulomb (C) is VI. References
the amount of electrical charge that passes
Chang,
R.2003.General
a point in a circuit when a current (I) of 1
Ed.Maidenhead UK.

Cheistry.3th