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ELECTROLYSIS

The quantitative amount of products of electrolysis can be determined by applying Faradays 1st law of electrolysis.

Faradays 1st law of electrolysis states that “the mass/amount of substance liberated/produced/used  at cathode  / anode   during electrolysis is directly proportional to the quantity of electricity passed/used.”

a)The SI unit of quantity of electricity is the coulomb(C).

The coulomb may be defined as the quantity of electricity passed/used when a current of one ampere flow for one second.i.e;

   1Coulomb  = 1 Ampere x 1Second

The Ampere is the SI unit of current(I)

The Second is the SI unit of time(t)

 therefore;

Quantity of electricity(in Coulombs) =       Current(I)  x  time(t)