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JEE Main 2026 — 24 January, Morning Shift — Question 63

Electricity is passed through an acidic solution of Cu2+\mathrm{Cu}^{2+} till all the cu2+\mathrm{cu}^{2+} was exhausted, leading to the deposition of 300 mg of Cu metal. However, a current of 600 mA was continued to pass through the same solution for another 28 minutes by keeping the total volume of the solution fixed at 200 mL . The total volume of oxygen evolved at STP during the entire process is ____\_\_\_\_ mL. (Nearest integer) [Given : Cu2+(aq)+2e−→Cu(s)Ered 0=+0.34 V\mathrm{Cu}^{2+}(\mathrm{aq})+2 \mathrm{e}^{-} \rightarrow \mathrm{Cu}(\mathrm{s}) \mathrm{E}_{\text {red }}^{0}=+0.34 \mathrm{~V} O2( g)+4H++4e−→2H2OEred 0=+1.23 V\mathrm{O}_{2}(\mathrm{~g})+4 \mathrm{H}^{+}+4 \mathrm{e}^{-} \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \mathrm{E}_{\text {red }}^{0}=+1.23 \mathrm{~V} Molar mass of Cu=63.54 g mol−1\mathrm{Cu}=63.54 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} Molar mass of O2=32 g mol−1\mathrm{O}_{2}=32 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} Faraday Constant =96500Cmol−1=96500 \mathrm{C} \mathrm{mol}^{-1} Molar volume at STP=22.4 L\mathrm{STP}=22.4 \mathrm{~L} ]

Answer: 111

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Step-by-step solution

Eq of Cu=Eq\mathrm{Cu}=\mathrm{Eq} of O2300×10−3×263.54=nO2×4\mathrm{O}_{2} \frac{300 \times 10^{-3} \times 2}{63.54}=\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{O}_{2}} \times 4 2.36×10−3=nO22.36 \times 10^{-3}=\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{O}_{2}} When current is further passed nO2×4=600×28×6096500×1000\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{O}_{2}} \times 4=\frac{600 \times 28 \times 60}{96500 \times 1000} nO2=2.611×10−3\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{O}_{2}}=2.611 \times 10^{-3} Total O2\mathrm{O}_{2} released =[10−3×(2.36+2.611)]×22400ml=\left[10^{-3} \times(2.36+2.611)\right] \times 22400 \mathrm{ml} =111.35ml=111.35 \mathrm{ml}

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Electrochemistry
Topic
Faraday's Laws
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