Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Electrolysis

Electrolysis — practice question

A student sends electric current through an aqueous zinc sulfate solution with an inert anode and a zinc cathode whose mass is known.
(a)[1]

State what the student does to the cathode once it has been removed from the solution and before it is placed on the balance for measuring its mass.

(b)[3]

Plot the table results and continue the lines until they meet.

(c(i))[1]

Use your graph to find the mass of zinc deposited after $18\,\text{minutes}$.

(c(ii))[1]

Use your graph to find the minimum time needed for all the zinc to be deposited.

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