Chemistry PYQ 41 of 152 · Reactions & Catalysis

Faraday constant

  1. Adepends on the amount of the electrolyte
  2. Bdepends on the current passed in the electrolyte
  3. Cdepends on the volume of the solvent in which the electrolyte is dissolved
  4. Dis a universal constant
  5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above

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Correct answer: (d) is a universal constant

Explanation

The Faraday constant (F) is the electric charge carried by 1 mole of electrons, equal to 96485 C mol⁻¹.

Being defined by fixed quantities (Avogadro number × elementary charge), it is a universal constant and does not vary with electrolyte amount, current, or solvent volume.

It links charge to moles in Faraday's laws of electrolysis.

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