Mass of substance deposited on electrode¶

Faraday’s first law of electrolysis states that the mass of a substance deposited or liberated at an electrode is directly proportional to the charge.

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Wikipedia.

mass¶: mass deposited on the electrode.

Symbol:: m
Latex:: \(m\)
Dimension:: mass

equivalent¶: electrochemical_equivalent.

Symbol:: Z
Latex:: \(Z\)
Dimension:: mass/charge

current¶: current.

Symbol:: I
Latex:: \(I\)
Dimension:: current

time¶: time.

Symbol:: t
Latex:: \(t\)
Dimension:: time

law¶

m = Z * I * t

Latex:: \[m = Z I t\]