What is the amount of chlorine liberated when $2 \mathrm{~A}$ of current is passed for 60 minutes in an…

What is the amount of chlorine liberated when $2 \mathrm{~A}$ of current is passed for 60 minutes in an aqueous solution of $\mathrm{NaCl}$ ?
  1. $2.507 \mathrm{~g}$
  2. $1.364 \mathrm{~g}$
  3. $2.648 \mathrm{~g}$
  4. $3.469 \mathrm{~g}$

Solution

According to Faraday's law, $w=\frac{Z \text { it }}{n F}=\frac{35.5}{96,500} \times 2 \times \frac{3600}{1}=2.6487 \mathrm{~g}$

Asked in: NEET 2019 (All India)

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