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What is the ore of aluminium called?
Baxite
Bauxite
Cryolite
Malachite
The electrodes in electrolysis of aluminium are made of
Steel
Anodes
Graphite
Plastic
What do you add to aluminium ore to reduce its melting temperature?
Dendrite
Malachite
Bauxite
Cryolite
The diagram shows the electrolysis of lead(II) bromide using inert electrodes. Why does the bulb only light up when the lead(II) bromide is melted?
Bromine atoms in lead(II) bromide are converted to ions when it is melted
Electrons flow through the lead(II) bromide when it is melted
The ions in lead(II) bromide are mobile charge carriers in the molten state.
There are no ions in solid lead(II) bromide
In electrolytic cell that uses aqueous copper(II) sulfate as electrolyte and copper plates as electrodes, what is the product at the anode?
Oxygen gas and water
Copper metal
Copper(II) ions
Hydrogen gas
Anions get discharged by ________ electrons at the ___________
gaining, cathode
losing, anode
gaining, anode
losing, cathode
What is the gas produced at the anode during the electrolysis of very dilute hydrochloric acid?
water
oxygen
hydrogen
chlorine
Choose the half-equation that shows the discharge of aluminium ion.
Al3+ - 3e- --> Al
Al2+ + 3e- --> Al
Al3+ + 3e- --> Al
Al3+ --> Al + 3e-
What is the half-equation for the discharge of hydroxide ions?
2O2- --> O2 + 4e-
OH- --> OH + e
4OH- --> 2H2O + O2 + 4e-
2H2O + O2 + 4e- --> 4OH-
What factors do not affect the products of electrolysis in the electrolysis of aqueous magnesium chloride using graphite electrodes?
position of ions in the electrochemical series
concentration of ions in the solution
type of electrodes
What ions are present in molten aluminium oxide?
Al3+, O2-, H+, OH-
Al3+, O2-
Al3+, OH-
If the fork is to be electroplated with silver metal, what electrolyte should be used?
Molten silver chloride
Aqueous silver nitrate
Sodium chloride solution
Copper(II) sulphate solution
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