a thin circular-disk earning,5.00 cm in diameter is plated with a coating of gold 0.20 mm...

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a thin circular-disk earning,5.00 cm in diameter is plated witha coating of gold 0.20 mm thick from an Au+3 bath.

a) how many days does it take to deposit the gold on one side ofthis earring if the current is 0.010 Ampere (d of Au = 19.3g/cm3)

b) how many days does it take to deposit the gold on both sidesof a pair of these earrings

c) if the price of Au is $320 per troy ounce 31.10 grams), whatis the total cost of the gold plating?

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The electroplating technique is used for the coating of gold on the circular disk The circular disk is of 5cm we want to have a gold coating of 02 mm thick on the disk The overall calculation phenomenon is explained by Faradays Law Faradays Law is as below W I x t x A n x F 1 Where W weight of plated metal in grams I current in    See Answer
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