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A student wants to determine the mass of silver (Ag) that will be deposited on the cathode when a current of 4 A passes through a solution of silver nitrate (AgNO3) for 30 minutes. What is the mass of silver that will be deposited on the cathode? (Assume a Faraday constant of 96,485 C/mol and the atomic mass of silver is 107.87 g/mol).

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To determine the mass of silver deposited on the cathode, we can use Faraday's law of electrolysis, which states that the amount of substance deposited is directly proportional to the charge passed through the solution.First, we need to calculate the total charge passed through the solution. We can do this using the formula:Charge  Q  = Current  I   Time  t Given that the current  I  is 4 A and the time  t  is 30 minutes  which we need to convert to seconds , we have:Q = 4 A   30  60  sQ = 4 A  1800 sQ = 7200 CNow, we can use the Faraday constant  F  to determine the number of moles of electrons  n  that have been transferred:n = Q / Fn = 7200 C / 96,485 C/moln  0.0746 molSince the reaction occurring at the cathode is the reduction of silver ions  Ag+  to form silver atoms  Ag , the stoichiometry of the reaction is 1:1. This means that 1 mole of electrons will deposit 1 mole of silver. Therefore, the number of moles of silver deposited is equal to the number of moles of electrons transferred:Moles of Ag = 0.0746 molNow, we can calculate the mass of silver deposited using the atomic mass of silver  107.87 g/mol :Mass of Ag = Moles of Ag  Atomic mass of AgMass of Ag = 0.0746 mol  107.87 g/molMass of Ag  8.05 gSo, the mass of silver that will be deposited on the cathode is approximately 8.05 grams.

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