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  4. Oxidation of succinate ion produces ethylene and carbon dioxide gases. On passing 0.2 Faraday electricity through an aqueous solution of potassium succinate, the total volume of gases (at both cathode and anode) at STP (1 atm and 273 K) is :

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Q. Oxidation of succinate ion produces ethylene and carbon dioxide gases. On passing $0.2$ Faraday electricity through an aqueous solution of potassium succinate, the total volume of gases (at both cathode and anode) at STP ($1\, atm$ and $273\, K$) is :

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Solution:

Total equivalents of $C_{2}H_{4}+CO_{2}+H_{2} = 0.2+0.2+0.2 = 0.6$
Total moles of gases $= \frac{0.2}{2}+\frac{0.2}{1}+\frac{0.2}{2} = 0.4$
$v = \frac{nRT}{P} = \frac{0.4\times0.0821\times273}{1}$
$= 8.96\,L$

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