Electrolysis

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What is electrolysis?
splitting up with electricity
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What is an electrolyte?
a liquid or substance that conducts electricity
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How many electrodes are there?
two
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What are they called?
cathode

anode
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What charge does a cathode have?
negative charge
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What charge does an anode have?
a positive charge
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Which electrode do the positive ions move to?
(negative) cathode
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Which electrode do the negative ions go to?
(positive) anode
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Why?
because opposites attract
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Why cant solid ionic compounds be electrolysed?
they are in fixed positions and cant move
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Why can molten ionic compounds be electrolysed?
because they can move freely
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How?
when it is melted or dissolved in water,
forces of attraction are broken
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A metal is always a what ion?
a positive ion
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It always goes to which electrode in electrolysis?
cathode
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Which reaction always takes place at the cathode?
reduction
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Which ion is the non metal always?
negative ion
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Which electrode is the non metal always at?
anode
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Which reaction always takes place at the anode?
oxidation
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What is an example of ionic bond?
lead bromide
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What is the chemical formula for this?
2+
PbBr
2
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When lead bromide forms what does lead do?
lose two electrons
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How is this shown?
2+ -
Pb--------->Pb + 2e
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What happens when bromide forms?
it gains two electrons
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How many bromide atoms is lead ionically bonded to?
2
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Which group is bromide in?
group 7
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Which group is lead in?
group 4
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When put in an electrolyte solution which electrode does Pb go to?
cathode
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Which electrode does Br go to?
anode
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