An electrolytic cell contains a solution of $A g_{2} S O_{4}$ and has platinum electrodes. A current is passed until $1.6 g$ of $O_{2}$ has been liberated at anode. The amount of silver deposited at cathode will be_________.

108 g

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1.6 g

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0.8 g

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21.60 g

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Solution

The correct option is D $21.60 g$
Number of equivalent of oxygen $= \frac{1.6}{8} = 0.2$
$∴$ Number of equivalent of $A g$ deposited $= 0.2$
Mass of $A g$ deposited $= 0.2 \times 108 = 21.6 g$ .

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An electrolytic cell contains a solution of Ag2SO4 and has platinum electrodes. A current is passed until 1.6 g of O2 has been liberated at anode. The amount of silver deposited at cathode will be_________.

The correct option is D 21.60 gNumber of equivalent of oxygen =1.68=0.2∴ Number of equivalent of Ag deposited =0.2Mass of Ag deposited =0.2×108=21.6 g.

An electrolytic cell contains a solution of $A g_{2} S O_{4}$ and has platinum electrodes. A current is passed until $1.6 g$ of $O_{2}$ has been liberated at anode. The amount of silver deposited at cathode will be_________.

The correct option is D $21.60 g$
Number of equivalent of oxygen $= \frac{1.6}{8} = 0.2$
$∴$ Number of equivalent of $A g$ deposited $= 0.2$
Mass of $A g$ deposited $= 0.2 \times 108 = 21.6 g$ .