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250 mL of a waste solution obtained from the workshop of a goldsmith contains 0.1 M AgNO3 and 0.1M AuCl. The solution was electrolyzed at 2 V by passing a current of 1 A for 15 minutes. The metal/metals electrodeposited will be : EAg+/Ag0=0.80V,EAu+/Au0=1.69V
ChemistryElectrochemistryJEE MainJEE Main 2020 (04 Sep Shift 2)
Options:
  • A only gold
  • B silver and gold in proportion to their atomic weights
  • C only silver
  • D silver and gold in equal mass proportion
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The correct answer is: only gold

 Charge (q)= it 96500F=1×15×6096500=90096500=9965F=0.0093 F

No. of moles of Au+=0.025 & No. of moles of Ag+=0.025

Species with higher value of SRP will get deposited first at cathode.

(i) Au+(aqs) + e- Au(s)

0.025          0.0093 mole 

so only Au will get deposited.

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