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Question
Write two applications of electrolysis in which the anode diminishes in mass.
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Solution
- Electroplating of metals
- Electrorefining of metals
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Identify the substance underlined, in the following case
The electrolyte used for electroplating an article with silver.
Name the following :
The process of coating of iron with zinc
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The electrolyte used for electroplating an article with silver is
A. Silver nitrate solution
B. Silver cyanide solution
C. Sodium argentocyanide solution
D. Nickel sulfate solution
Give reason for the following:
The blue colour of aqueous copper sulphate fades when it is electrolysed using platinum electrodes.
How is impure copper purified by electrolysis ? Explain.
The following question relate to the electroplating of an article with silver.
What ions must be present in the electrolyte?
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.
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.
