JAMB - Chemistry (1984 - No. 28)
If the cost of electricity required to deposit 1 g of magnesium is N5.00, how much would it cost to deposit 10g of aluminium?
N 10.00
N27.00
N44.44
N66.67
N33.33
Explanation
Mg\(^{2+}\) + 2e\(^-\) → Mg
If 2F produces 24g Mg
then x will produce 1g Mg
24x = 2F
x = \(\frac{2F}{24}\)
Similarly, Al\(^{3+}\) + 3e\(^-\) → Al
If 3F produces 27g Al
then x will produce 10g Al
27x = 3F
x = \(\frac{{3F}\times{10}}{27}\)
x = \(\frac{30F}{27}\)
Now, if \(\frac{2F}{24}\) of Mg costs N5
then \(\frac{30F}{27}\) of Al will cost y
By cross- multiplying to make y the subject of formula.
\(\frac{30F}{27}\times 5\) = \(\frac{2F}{24}\times y\)
y = \(\frac{30F}{27}\times 5\) ÷ \(\frac{2F}{24}\)
y = \(\frac{30F}{27}\times 5\) x \(\frac{24}{2F}\)
y = \(\frac{{30F}\times{24}\times{5}}{{27}{2F}}\)
y = N 66.67
Therefore, it will cost N66.67 to deposit 10g of Aluminium.
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