The quantity of charge (in Faraday) required to reduce 96 g Mg from molten solution of MgCl2 is :
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Solution
The molar mass of Mg is 24 g/mol. 96 g of Mg corresponds to 9624=4moles. Reduction of 1 mole of Mg requires 2 moles of electrons or 2 faraday of charge. Hence, the reduction of 4 moles of Mg required 8 faraday of charge.