Question
How long will it take to deposit electrolytically 127 gm of copper on the cathode of a copper voltameter by a current of 50A? Given ECE of copper = 0.0003294 g/c.
Solution
We have given that
m = 127 gm,
I = 50 A
Z = 0.0003294 g/c
t = ?
By Faraday's first law,
m = ZIt
or
t = 77118 sec.