Question

Fill the appropriate word in the blank

The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another material by means of electricity is called ________.

• A. $\text{Electrolysis}$
• B. $\text{Electrophoresis}$
  
• C. $\text{Electroplating}$
• D. $\text{None of the above}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $\text{Electroplating}$

The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another material by means of electricity is called electroplating.Electroplating is a process that uses electric current to reduce dissolved metal cations so that they form a thin coherent metal coating on an electrode. the term is also used for electrical oxidation of anions onto a solid substrate.