Question 14
Paheli wants to deposit silver on an iron spoon. She took silver nitrate $(A g N O_{3})$ solution in a beaker and set up a simple circuit for electroplating. Which terminal of the battery should the spoon be connected to? What material should the other electrode be made of?

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The spoon should be connected to the negative terminal of the battery. The other electrons should be made of silver so that silver ions get deposited on an iron spoon.

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Question 14 Paheli wants to deposit silver on an iron spoon. She took silver nitrate (AgNO3) solution in a beaker and set up a simple circuit for electroplating. Which terminal of the battery should the spoon be connected to? What material should the other electrode be made of?

The spoon should be connected to the negative terminal of the battery. The other electrons should be made of silver so that silver ions get deposited on an iron spoon.

Question 14
Paheli wants to deposit silver on an iron spoon. She took silver nitrate $(A g N O_{3})$ solution in a beaker and set up a simple circuit for electroplating. Which terminal of the battery should the spoon be connected to? What material should the other electrode be made of?