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प्रश्न
Copy and complete the following table :
| Anode | Electrolyte | |
| Purification of copper |
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उत्तर
| Anode | Electrolyte | |
| Purification of copper | Impure copper | Solution of copper sulphate and dilute sulphuric acid |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Identify the substance underlined, in the following case
The electrolyte used for electroplating an article with silver.
Give reasons why In the electroplating of an article with silver, the electrolyte sodium argentocyanide solution is preferred over silver nitrate solution.
Give reason for the following:
The blue colour of aqueous copper sulphate fades when it is electrolysed using platinum electrodes.
Give reason for the following:
For electroplating with silver, silver nitrate is not used as an electrolyte.
List out the main applications of electrolysis.
The following question relate to the electroplating of an article with silver.
What should be the nature of the anode?
Element X is a metal with valency 2. Element Y is a non-metal with valency 3.
(a) Write equations to show how X and Y form ions.
(b) If Y is diatomic gas, write the equation for the direct combination of X and Y to form a compound.
(c) Write two applications of electrolysis in which anode diminish in mass.
(d) If the compound formed between X and Y is melted and an electric current passed through the molten compound, the element X will be obtained at the _____ and the Y at the ________of the electrolytic cell. (Provide the missing words).
Draw a labelled diagram to show how iron is electroplated with copper.
Describe what happens to the iron object and the copper rod.
Electroplating steel objects with silver involves a three-step process.
Step 1: A coating of copper is applied to the object.
Step 2: A coating of nickel is applied to the object.
Step 3: The coating of silver is applied to the object.
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- A diagram of the apparatus used for step 1 is shown
- The chemical process taking place on the surface of the object is \[\ce{Cu^2+(aq) + 2e- ->Cu(s)}\]
What is the observation seen on the surface of the object? - Explain why the concentration of copper ions in the electrolyte remains constant throughout step 1.
- The chemical process taking place on the surface of the object is \[\ce{Cu^2+(aq) + 2e- ->Cu(s)}\]
- A diagram of the apparatus used for step 1 is shown
- Give two changes which would be needed in order to coat nickel on to the object in step 2.
- Write down the reaction taking place at the positive electrode during step 3.
