{"id":309,"date":"2024-04-01T14:13:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutors4you.com\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2024-04-01T14:13:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:13:55","slug":"electrolysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tutors4you.com\/index.php\/electrolysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrolysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<div class=\"well well-sm\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\"\n        face=\"Arial\">It is the process of decomposition of an\n        electrolyte by the passage of electricity through its\n        aqueous solution or molten state.<\/font><\/p>\n        <p align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\"\n        face=\"Arial\"><strong><u>Mechanism of electrolysis<\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n        <p align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\"\n        face=\"Arial\">When ever an electrolyte is dissolved in\n        water or taken in the molten state it dissociates into\n        positive and negative ions. The positive ions are known\n        as cations and the negative ions are known as anions.<\/font><\/p>\n        <p align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\"\n        face=\"Arial\">On passing electric current through the\n        electrolyte cations move towards the cathode and anions\n        move towards the anode.<\/font><\/p>\n        <p align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\"\n        face=\"Arial\">On reaching their respective electrodes\n        these ions loose their charge. On loosing their charge\n        they get deposited on the electrode or discharged as a\n        gas.<\/font><\/p>\n        <p align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\"\n        face=\"Arial\">Let us take an example of electrolysis of\n        aqueous copper sulphate solution using inert electrodes\n        such as platinum electrodes.<\/font><\/p>\n        <p align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\"\n        face=\"Arial\">In the aqueous solution copper sulphate\n        dissociates into its respective ions.<\/font><\/p>\n        <p align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\"\n        face=\"Arial\">CuSO<sub>4<\/sub> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/arrow.jpg\"\n        width=\"13\" height=\"12\"> Cu<sup>2+<\/sup> + SO<sub>4<\/sub> <sup>2-<\/sup><\/font><\/p>\n        <p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/electrolyticcell.jpg\"\n        alt=\"Electrolytic cell\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\"><\/p>\n        <p align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\"\n        face=\"Arial\">On passing electric current the copper\n        ions(cations) move towards the cathode and get deposited\n        as copper. 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