Electrolysis
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- Created on: 17-01-13 16:52
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- Electrolysis
- breaks down a substance by using electricity
- Used to purify copper
- Ionic substances form when a metal reacts with a non metal
- At the electrodes, the metal atoms go to the negative cathode (negative electrode)
- At the electrodes, the non-metal atoms go to the annode (positive electrode)
- The liquid in an electrolysis reaction is called the 'electrolyte'
- OILRIG
- Oxidation Is Loosing electrons Reduction Is Gaining Electrons
- The least reactive ions come out of the cathode
- Mostly Metals
- breaks down a substance by using electricity
- The liquid in an electrolysis reaction is called the 'electrolyte'
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