An electrolytic cell is constructed to produce aluminum metal and chlorine gas from aluminum chloride (AlCl3).
A. Write the half-reaction that occurs at the anode:
B. Write the half-reaction that occurs at the cathode.
C. Write the balanced equation for the net reaction.
D. Calculate the standard cell potential (E?cell).
E. How many grams of aluminum metal and how many liters of chlorine gas can be produced by passage of 4.8 amp of current for 2.3 hour under standard conditions (25?C and 1 atm pressure)?