JAMB - Chemistry (2024 - No. 62)
Calculate the mass of Magnesium that will be liberated from its salt by the same quantity of electricity that liberated 16.0 g of Silver.
[Mg = 24.0, Ag = 108 ]
3.65 g
3.56 g
1.87 g
1.78 g
Explanation
Firstly, Ag\(^+\) + e\(^-\) → Ag
1 mole = 1 F = 96,500C x 1 e\(^-\)
⇒ If 96,500C liberates 108g of Ag
x will liberate 16g of Ag
x = \(\frac{96,500 x 16}{108}\) = 14,296.30 C
i.e The quantity of electricity that would liberate 16g of Ag which is also the same quantity that will liberate X of Mg = 14,296.30 C
Thus, Mg\(^{2+}\) + 2e\(^-\) → Mg
If 2e\(^-\) X 96,500C liberates 24g of Mg
14,296.30C will liberate Xg of Mg
By simple proportion, X = \(\frac{14,296.30 x 24}{193,000}\)
= 1.78g
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