Chemistry / Unit 11 Chem 2187 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Faraday's Constant
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The idea
Faraday's constant is the electric charge carried by one mole of electrons, the conversion factor between moles of electrons and coulombs of charge.
In practice
Two moles of electrons carry twice Faraday's constant in total charge, regardless of which redox reaction produced them.
Where people slip
Faraday's constant converts moles of electrons to charge — it carries no information about a specific reaction's spontaneity by itself.
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