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Question:

When 9.65 ampere current was passed for 1.0 hour into nitrobenzene in acidic medium, the amount of p-aminophenol produced is _______.

10.9g

98.1g

109.0g

9.81g

Solution:

9.65 ampere current was passed for 1.0 hour (3600 seconds)
Number of moles of electrons passed=I(A)×t(s)/96500=9.65A×3600s/96500=0.36moles
4 moles of electrons will reduce 1 mole of nitrobenzene to p-aminophenol.
0.36 moles of electrons will reduce 0.36/4=0.09 moles of nitrobenzene to p-aminophenol.
p-aminophenol molar mass 109.14 g/mol
Mass of p-aminophenol obtained=109.14g/mol×0.09mol=9.81g