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Question
The following questions are about electroplating of copper wire with silver.
(a) What ions must be present in the electrolyte?
(b) Of what substance must the anode be made up of?
(c) What will the cathode be made up of?
(d) Write the equation for the reaction which takes place at the cathode.
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Solution
(a) The ions of the silver must be present in the electrolyte.
(b) Anode should be made of pure clean silver.
(c) The cathode is made of copper wire.
(d) The equation for the reaction which takes place at the cathode is
Ag+ + e- → Ag
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