key term - Faraday’s Constant

Definition

Faraday's constant represents the total electric charge carried by one mole of electrons. It is approximately 96,485.34 coulombs per mole of electrons.

Related terms

Electron:

A subatomic particle with a negative electric charge.

Mole:

The amount of any substance that contains as many entities (atoms, molecules, ions etc.) as there are atoms in exactly 12 g of carbon-12.

Coulomb:

The standard unit of electric charge in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by a current of one ampere.