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    1) The document describes an experiment to determine Avogadro's constant through electrolysis of copper(II) sulfate solution using copper electrodes. The procedure involves cleaning and weighing the electrodes, setting up the electrolysis apparatus with the solution, passing a small current for 30 minutes, and reweighing the electrodes to determine mass changes. 2) The apparatus diagram shows a battery, ammeter, switch, copper electrodes in a half-filled beaker of copper(II) sulfate solution connected by wires with clips. 3) Questions ask about explaining any discrepancy in mass changes of electrodes, writing balanced half-reactions, and stating two ways to improve accuracy and two industrial uses of electrolysis.

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    1) The document describes an experiment to determine Avogadro's constant through electrolysis of copper(II) sulfate solution using copper electrodes. The procedure involves cleaning and weighing the electrodes, setting up the electrolysis apparatus with the solution, passing a small current for 30 minutes, and reweighing the electrodes to determine mass changes. 2) The apparatus diagram shows a battery, ammeter, switch, copper electrodes in a half-filled beaker of copper(II) sulfate solution connected by wires with clips. 3) Questions ask about explaining any discrepancy in mass changes of electrodes, writing balanced half-reactions, and stating two ways to improve accuracy and two industrial uses of electrolysis.

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    Practical 6: Figure 6: Electrolysis

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    1) The document describes an experiment to determine Avogadro's constant through electrolysis of copper(II) sulfate solution using copper electrodes. The procedure involves cleaning and weighing the electrodes, setting up the electrolysis apparatus with the solution, passing a small current for 30 minutes, and reweighing the electrodes to determine mass changes. 2) The apparatus diagram shows a battery, ammeter, switch, copper electrodes in a half-filled beaker of copper(II) sulfate solution connected by wires with clips. 3) Questions ask about explaining any discrepancy in mass changes of electrodes, writing balanced half-reactions, and stating two ways to improve accuracy and two industrial uses of electrolysis.

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    Practical 6 Aim Materials Apparatus : To determine the value of Avogadros constant by means of the electrolysis procedure : 1 mol dm-3

    copper(II sulphate solution and t!o copper plates" : #atteries$ %&' cm3 bea(er$ connecting !ires !ith crocodile clips$ ammeter$ s!itch and stop!atch"

    Procedure: 1" )lean t!o pieces of copper plates using sand paper and !eigh them" %" *ill a bea(er !ith 1 mol dm-3 copper(II sulphate solution until it is half full" 3" +et up the apparatus as sho!n in *igure ,$ turn on the s!itch and start the stop!atch" -" Ad.ust the rheostat to allo! a small current to pass through" &" /ecord the reading of the ammeter" ," +!itch off the current after 3' minutes" 0" /ecord the changes at the anode and the cathode" 1" 2ash the copper plates and dry them !ith propanone and !eigh again"

    Figure 6: 3lectrolysis to determine the value of Avogadros constant

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    Questions: 1" Theoretically$ the !eight gain of copper in one electrode should be the same as the !eight loss in another electrode" 34plain !hy there is a slight discrepancy in these t!o values !hen you carry out in this e4periment" (1m %" 2rite balanced e5uations for the reactions occur in anode and cathode" (%m

    3" +tate and e4plain t!o !ays to improve the accuracy of the results obtained" (-m -" Apart from determining the Avogadro constant$ state and e4plain another t!o uses of electrolysis in industry" (-4%m

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