Electrolysis can be used to determine atomic masses. A current of 0.550 A deposits 0.55 g of a certa

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Electrolysis can be used to determine atomic masses. A current of 0.550 A deposits 0.55 g of a certain metal in 100 minutes. Calculate the atomic mass of the metal if eq. mass $=$ mol. mass $/ 3$

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(c)\ $ \begin{aligned} \frac{0.55}{M} 	imes 3 & =\frac{0.55 	imes 100 	imes 60}{96500} \ \Rightarrow \quad M & =48.25 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{mol} \end{aligned} $