Current Electricity Ques 71

71. In electrolysis, the amount of mass deposited or liberated at an electrode is directly proportional to

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(a) square of electric charge

(b) amount of charge

(c) square of current

(d) concentration of electrolyte

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 71.(b)

Solution:

  1. (b) By Faraday’s Ist Law

Amount deposited $(m)=Zit=Zq$ $m \propto q$

Amount deposited is directly proportional to charge.