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During the electrolysis of a concentrated brine solution, Calculated the moles of chlorine gas produced by the passage of 4F electricity.

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To calculate the moles of chlorine gas produced during the electrolysis of a concentrated brine solution by the passage of 4 Faraday of electricity, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the Electrolysis Process**: - During the electrolysis of brine (aqueous NaCl), chlorine gas (Cl₂) is produced at the anode. 2. **Identify the Reaction**: - The half-reaction at the anode can be represented as: \[ 2Cl^- \rightarrow Cl_2 + 2e^- \] - This indicates that 2 moles of electrons are needed to produce 1 mole of chlorine gas. 3. **Use Faraday's Law**: - According to Faraday's first law of electrolysis, the amount of substance produced at an electrode is directly proportional to the amount of electric charge passed through the electrolyte. - The relationship can be expressed as: \[ \text{Charge (Q)} = n \cdot F \] - Where \( n \) is the number of moles of electrons and \( F \) is Faraday's constant (approximately 96500 C/mol). 4. **Calculate Moles of Electrons**: - Given that 4 Faraday of electricity is passed, we can calculate the total charge: \[ Q = 4 \, \text{Faraday} \times 96500 \, \text{C/Faraday} = 386000 \, \text{C} \] - The number of moles of electrons (n) can be calculated as: \[ n = \frac{Q}{F} = \frac{386000 \, \text{C}}{96500 \, \text{C/mol}} = 4 \, \text{moles of electrons} \] 5. **Relate Moles of Chlorine to Moles of Electrons**: - From the half-reaction, we know that 2 moles of electrons produce 1 mole of chlorine gas: \[ \text{Moles of Cl}_2 = \frac{\text{Moles of electrons}}{2} \] - Therefore: \[ \text{Moles of Cl}_2 = \frac{4 \, \text{moles of electrons}}{2} = 2 \, \text{moles of Cl}_2 \] ### Final Answer: The moles of chlorine gas produced by the passage of 4 Faraday of electricity is **2 moles**.
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