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Chromium metal can be plated out from an acidic solution containing CrO3, according to following equation.

CrO3(aq)+6H++6eCr(s)+3H2O

How long will it take to plate out 1.5 g of Cr by using 12.5 ampere current?

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1336 sec
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1600 sec
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1650 sec
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1750 sec
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Solution

The correct option is A 1336 sec
We have:

w=ZQ

or, w=Molar mass×I×tn×96500

The molar mass of Cr =62

n-factor =6

Putting the values, we have:

1.5=62×12.5×t6×96500

so, t=1336 sec

Hence, the time required to deposit 1.5 g of Cr is 1336 seconds.

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