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Faraday's second law of electrolysis

When the same quantity of charge passes through different electrolytes, the masses liberated are proportional to their chemical equivalent weights.

m₁ / m₂ = E₁ / E₂

m₁, m₂
masses liberated in each electrolyte (kilograms)
E₁, E₂
chemical equivalent weights (molar mass ÷ valency)

In plain English: Pass the same charge through silver and copper cells in series: you get more grams of silver because each silver ion needs only one electron while copper needs two, and silver atoms are heavier.

Where you'll meet it: The classic series-cells exam problem, and how the coulomb (and the ampere before 2019) was once defined — by weighing deposited silver.

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