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How many Faradays are required to reduce 1 mol of Cr 2 O 72- to Cr 3+ in acidic medium?
Q. How many Faradays are required to reduce
1
mol of
C
r
2
O
7
2
−
to
C
r
3
+
in acidic medium?
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A
2
16%
B
3
43%
C
5
16%
D
6
24%
Solution:
In acidic medium,
C
r
2
O
7
2
−
+
14
H
+
+
6
e
−
→
2
C
r
3
+
+
7
H
2
O
Thus,
n
=
6
Hence,
6
F
charge is required to reduce
1
m
o
l
of
C
r
2
O
7
2
−
to
C
r
3
+
in acidic medium.