Question
Aluminium oxide may be electrolysed at 1000o C to furnish aluminium metal (Atomic mass = 27 amu; 1 Faraday = 96,500 Coulombs). The cathode reaction is
Al3+ +3e- → Alo
To prepare 5.12 kg of aluminium metal by this method would require
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5.49 x 107 C of electricity
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1.83 x 107 C of electricity
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1.49x 107 C of electricity
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5.49 x 101 C of electricity
Solution
A.
5.49 x 107 C of electricity
