In the electrolysis of aqueous solution of copper (2) chloride the mass of cathode electrode is increased by 3.2 by a current .if anode is cu then at anod?

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In the electrolysis of Cu(II) chloride solution using Cu electrodes the mass of the cathode is increases by 3.175g. What occurred at the copper anode?

Q. During electrolysis of an aqueous solution of

C u S O_{4}

using copper electrodes, if 2.5 g of Cu is deposited at cathode, then at anode:

Q. In the electrolysis of

C u C l_{2}

solution, the mass of cathode increased by

6.4 g

. What occurred at copper anode?

Q. Assertion: Starting from aq. copper [II] sulphate solution, equations for the reactions at the cathode and anode during electrolysis of aq.

C u S O_{4}

using active copper electrodes is;
at anode:

C u^{+ 2} + 2 e^{-} \to C u

at cathode:

C u \to C u^{+ 2} + 2 e^{-}

Reason: Oxidation always take place at anode and reduction at cathode.

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= 63.5

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