Question

Does the type of liquid solution depends on the type of anode and cathode in electroplating?

Answer 1

Yes


Electroplating involves passing an electric current through a solution called an electrolyte. This is done by dipping two terminals called electrodes into the electrolyte and connecting them into a circuit with a battery or other power supply.

For electro plating,We need two electrodes made from different conducting materials, an electrolyte, and an electricity supply. Generally, one of the electrodes is made from the metal we're trying to plate and the electrolyte is a solution of a salt of the same metal. So, for example, if we're copper plating some brass, we need a copper electrode,a brass electrode, and a solution of a copper-based compound such as copper sulfate solution.So selection electrolyte depends on anode and cathode