Question

An electrolysis experiment is stopped and the battery terminals are reversed.

• A. The electrolysis will stop.
• B. The rate of liberation of material at the electrodes will increase.
• C. The rate of liberation of material will remain the same.
• D. Heat will be produced at a greater rate.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The rate of liberation of material will remain the same.

electrolysis chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions. The electrolysis proceeds and the rate of liberation remains the same happens when an electrolysis experiment is stopped and the battery terminals are reversed.