Question

In stripping voltammetry, a thin mercury film is deposited on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode when a potential is applied. If the experiment is performed in 85 mL of a 5.5×10^-5 M Hg²⁺ solution, what is the thickness of the deposited mercury film? Assume that all of the mercury (200.59 g/mol) in the solution is deposited, that the surface area of the electrode is 29 mm², and the density of mercury is 13.546 g/cm³.
Note: enter your answer with units of either mm or m, not cm.

Answer 1

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