Electrolysis of acidified water using platinum electrodes gives ________.
Electrolysis of acidified water using platinum electrodes gives ________.
The correct option is B hydrogen and oxygen
The electrolyte is dilute
sulphuric acid (= acidified water) which, during electrolysis is split into
hydrogen and oxygen gases.
Electrolysis (of acidified
water) is a way of splitting up (decomposition) of the compound (water) using
electrical energy. The electrical energy comes from a d.c. (direct current) battery
or power pack supply. A conducting liquid, containing ions, called the
electrolyte (dilute sulphuric acid), must contain the compound (water) that is
being broken down. The electricity must flow through electrodes dipped into the
electrolyte to complete the electrical circuit with the battery. Electrolysis
can only happen when the circuit is complete, and an electrical current
(electricity) is flowing, then the products of electrolysing dil. sulfuric acid
are released on the electrode surfaces where they can be collected.
Electrolysis always involves a flow of electrons in the external wires and
electrodes and a flow of ions in the electrolyte and there is always a
reduction at the negative cathode electrode (which attracts positive ions,
cations) and an oxidation at the positive anode electrode (which attracts
negative ions, anions) and it is the ions which are discharged to give the
products.
The electrolyte is dilute sulphuric acid (= acidified water) which, during electrolysis is split into hydrogen and oxygen gases.
Electrolysis (of acidified water) is a way of splitting up (decomposition) of the compound (water) using electrical energy. The electrical energy comes from a d.c. (direct current) battery or power pack supply. A conducting liquid, containing ions, called the electrolyte (dilute sulphuric acid), must contain the compound (water) that is being broken down. The electricity must flow through electrodes dipped into the electrolyte to complete the electrical circuit with the battery. Electrolysis can only happen when the circuit is complete, and an electrical current (electricity) is flowing, then the products of electrolysing dil. sulfuric acid are released on the electrode surfaces where they can be collected. Electrolysis always involves a flow of electrons in the external wires and electrodes and a flow of ions in the electrolyte and there is always a reduction at the negative cathode electrode (which attracts positive ions, cations) and an oxidation at the positive anode electrode (which attracts negative ions, anions) and it is the ions which are discharged to give the products.
