Ate Shawol and Concertina performed electrolysis to determine the identity of an unknown metal X. They determined that 2 electrons are involved in the reaction per mole of the unknown metal X. After applying 1.295 A of current for 16.00 hours, 21.59 g of the unknown metal was deposited to the electrode. Help Ate Shawol and Concertina determine the identity of the unknown metal X.

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Ate Shawol and Concertina performed electrolysis to determine the identity of an unknown metal X. They determined that 2 electrons are involved in the reaction per mole of the unknown metal X. After applying 1.295 A of current for 16.00 hours, 21.59 g of the unknown metal was deposited to the electrode. Help Ate Shawol and Concertina determine the identity of the unknown metal X.
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