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Faraday's first law of electrolysis

The mass of a substance deposited or liberated at an electrode is directly proportional to the quantity of electric charge passed through the electrolyte.

+anode (+)cathode (−)+
Positive ions drift to the cathode, negative ions to the anode — deposit mass tracks the charge passed.

m = Z × I × t

m
mass deposited (kilograms)
Z
electrochemical equivalent of the substance (kg per coulomb)
I
current (amperes)
t
time (seconds)

In plain English: Every coulomb of charge escorts a fixed number of ions to the electrode, so twice the current or twice the time deposits exactly twice the metal.

Where you'll meet it: Electroplating and anodising calculations, copper plating of PCB through-holes, and the reason battery capacity is rated in ampere-hours — charge is chemistry.

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