Question

What are electrolytes, and how it works?

Answer 1

Electrolyte

• An electrolyte is a substance that forms a solution that conducts electricity when dissolved in a polar solvent.
• Cations are positively charged ions.
• Anions are charged ions.
• In other terms, an electrolyte is a substance that, when melted or dissolved in water, may conduct an electric current.
• Acids, bases, and salts are the most commonly known electrolytes.

Working of Electrolyte

• The addition or removal of electrons from the external circuit causes an exchange of ions and atoms during the electrolysis process.
• Cations travel to the cathode as current flows through them, taking electrons from the cathode and discharging them into the neutral atom.
• When neutral atoms are solid, they are deposited on the cathode and migrate upward when they are gases.
• The cation is reduced at the cathode in this reduction process.