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Explanation / Answer

If all the observed mass measurements are high by 0.050 g

Observed Mass of lost on anode will increase

Mass of atoms loss will decrease due to increase in mass of anode loss.

Expected value of Avogadro number will decrease due to low atoms in the metal.

Let's understand it by a Sample Calculation for each case

Case 1 - without any error

mass lost on anode = 0.3344 g

average current = 0.598 A

Time taken for the process = 1809 s

total charge passed = Average current x time

= 0.598 A x 1809 s x (1 Coulomb / 1A-s)

= 1081.78 Coulomb

Number of electrons = 1081.78 Coulomb x (1 electron / 1.602 x 10^-19 Coulomb)

= 6.753 x 10^21

Number of Cu2+ ions lost

= (6.753 x 10^21 electrons) x (1 Cu2+ / 2 electrons)

= 3.376 x 10^21

Mass of Cu2+ ions lost = (3.376 x 10^21 atoms) / (0.3344 g)

= 1.009 x 10^22 atoms/g

Calculated Avogadro number

= ( 1.009 x 10^22 atoms/g) x (63.546 g/mole)

= 6.416 x 10^23 atoms / mol

Case 2 - with an error of high 0.050 g measurement

mass lost on anode = 0.3344 + 0.050 = 0.3844 g

average current = 0.598 A

Time taken for the process = 1809 s

total charge passed = Average current x time

= 0.598 A x 1809 s x (1 Coulomb / 1A-s)

= 1081.78 Coulomb

Number of electrons = 1081.78 Coulomb x (1 electron / 1.602 x 10^-19 Coulomb)

= 6.753 x 10^21

Number of Cu2+ ions lost

= (6.753 x 10^21 electrons) x (1 Cu2+ / 2 electrons)

= 3.376 x 10^21

Mass of Cu2+ ions lost = (3.376 x 10^21 atoms) / (0.3844 g)

= 8.783 x 10^22 atoms/g

Calculated Avogadro number

= ( 8.783 x 10^22 atoms/g) x (63.546 g/mole)

= 5.581 x 10^24 atoms / mol

The calculated value of Avogadro number is decreased due to high measurement.