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Faraday's laws of electrolysis are related to the?


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Faraday's laws:

  • Faraday's rules are based on the electrolyte's equivalent mass.
  • Faraday developed two principles, known as Faraday's laws of electrolysis, to describe the quantitative characteristics of electrolysis.
  • The first law of electrolysis and the second law of electrolysis are two such laws.

Faraday’s first law of electrolysis:

  • It asserts the amount of chemical reaction that takes place at any electrode under the influence of electrical energy.
  • The amount of chemical reaction is proportionate to the amount of electricity that passes through the electrolyte during electrolysis.

Faraday’s second law of electrolysis:

  • When the same amount of electricity flows through the electrolytic solution, the masses of different ions that are liberated at the electrodes are directly proportional to their chemical equivalent weights.
  • In other words, 96500coulombs of charge, is needed to deposit 1 gram equivalent of an element at the electrode.
  • Equivalent weight is defined as the ratio of the atomic mass of metal and the number of electrons required for reducing the cation.

Therefore, Faraday's laws of electrolysis are related to the equivalent mass of electrolytes.


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