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C2 Electrolysis

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Total cards: 18•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What do the following state symbols mean? (g) (s) (aq) (l)

Back (Answer)

​Gas Solid Aqueous=dissolved in water Liquid

#2
Front (Question)

What are ions able to do when melted or dissolved in water?

Back (Answer)

Move

#3
Front (Question)

What is electrolysis?

Back (Answer)

Using electricity to break up an ionic substance

#4
Front (Question)

During electrolysis what happens to the positive ions?

Back (Answer)

Attracted to the negative electrode

#5
Front (Question)

During electrolysis what happens to the negative ions?

Back (Answer)

Attracted to the positive electrode

#6
Front (Question)

What happens to the ions at the negative electrode?

Back (Answer)

Positive ions gain electrons

#7
Front (Question)

What happens to the ions at the positive electrode?

Back (Answer)

Negative ions lose electrons

#8
Front (Question)

What does OILRIG mean?

Back (Answer)

Oxidation is loss of electrons Reduction is gain of electrons

#9
Front (Question)

What are the 3 products of the electrolysis of sodium chloride solution?

Back (Answer)

Sodium hydroxide, Chlorine, Hydrogen

#10
Front (Question)

Give one use of each product?

Back (Answer)

Sodium hydroxide =soap Chlorine=clean water Hydrogen=margarine

#11
Front (Question)

Give the half equation for the reaction at the positive electrode?

Back (Answer)

2Cl- → Cl2 +2e-

#12
Front (Question)

Give the half equation for the reaction at the negative electrode?

Back (Answer)

2H+ + 2e-→ H2

#13
Front (Question)

How can copper be purified using electrolysis?

Back (Answer)

Use copper solution and 1 pure electrode and one impure electrode

#14
Front (Question)

What is electroplating?

Back (Answer)

Using electrolysis to add a thin layer of metal

#15
Front (Question)

What happens at the positive electrode in the electrolysis of aluminium oxide?

Back (Answer)

2O2- → O2 +4e-

#16
Front (Question)

What happens at the negative electrode in the electrolysis of aluminium oxide?

Back (Answer)

Al3+ + 3e-→Al

#17
Front (Question)

What is cryolite used for?

Back (Answer)

To lower the melting point of the aluminium oxide

#18
Front (Question)

What happens over time to the positive electrode in the electrolysis of aluminium oxide?

Back (Answer)

Carbon reacts with the oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and the electrode shrinks and has to be replaced.