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Electrolytes
- conduct electricity
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electric cell
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resistor/ rheostat
- constant current
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bulb
- shows current
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anode
- +ve electrode
- attract anions
- -ve ions
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cathode
- -ve charge
- attract cations
- +ve ions
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ions
- free to move
- molten
- dissolved in water
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battery
- DC voltage
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Faraday
- one mole of electrons
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change
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anions
- release electrons
- oxidation
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ionic half equation
- 2Cl- (aq) ---> Cl2 (g) + 2e-
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form molecules
- Cl2
- Br2
- non-metal
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cations
- gain electrons
- reduction
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ionic half equation
- Cu2+ (aq) + 2e- ---> Cu (s)
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form metal atoms
- Al
- Cu
- metal
- provides evidence for ionic theory
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Copper
- purification
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anode
- impure copper
- Cu (s) ---> Cu2+ (aq) + 2e-
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impurities
- fall out of anode to bottom of beaker
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electrolyte
- copper(II) sulphate
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cathode
- Cu2+ (aq) + 2e- ---> Cu (s)
- pure copper
- 1 mole Cu(II) ions reacts with 2 Faradays of electrons
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Sodium Chloride
- sodium metal
- chlorine gas
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both very reactive
- keep apart
- only way of making sodium metal
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Brine
-
diaphragm cell
- electodes in layers
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prevent Cl & H
- mixing
- reacting
- chlor-alkali industry
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metal extraction
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molten compound
- magnesium chloride
- sodium chloride
- aluminium oxide
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Electroplating
-
thin film metal
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steel
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cost effective
- silver
- gold
- chromium
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change properties
- steel can
- tin plating
- unreactive
- steel not rust