Faraday's 1st Law of Electrolysis
Description
The mass of a substance altered at an electrode during electrolysis is directly proportional to the quantity of electricity transferred at that electrode. Quantity of electricity refers to the quantity of electrical charge.
Related formulasVariables
m | The mass of the substance liberated at an electrode (gr) |
Q | The total electric charge passed through the substance (coulomb) |
F | Faraday constant |
M | The molar mass of the substance (gr/mol) |
z | The valency number of ions of the substance (electrons transferred per ion) (dimensionless) |