JEE Main levelNumerical answerDifficulty 2 of 3ec26
Acidified water is electrolysed for 1.00 hour at a steady current of 0.600 A. The volume of oxygen produced at STP (22.4 L mol−1), in mL (nearest integer), is.
Numerical answer type, answer in mL, tolerance 1.
Answer: 125 mL
Q=0.600×3600=2160C, moles of electrons =2160/96500=0.02238. 2HX2OOX2+4HX++4eX−: moles OX2=0.02238/4=5.596×10−3. Volume =5.596×10−3×22400=125.4≈125mL.