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C6 Electrolysis Flashcards

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1
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Electrolysis

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Using electricity to break down electrolytes to form elements

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Describe electrolysis in terms of movement of ions

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Passing an electric current through electrolytes causes the ions to move to the electrodes

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Why electrolysis can only occur when an ionic compound is molten or in aqueous solution

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Ionic compounds only conduct electricity when molten or in aqueous solution

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Word equation to describe the electrolysis of a molten ionic compound

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Ionic compound ——> metal + non-metal

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Describe electrolysis with half equations at the electrodes of 2NaCl ——> 2Na + Cl2

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Cathode (reduction) - Na+ + e- ——> Na

Anode (oxidation) 2Cl- —–> Cl2 + 2e-

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6
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How to predict the products at each electrode for the electrolysis of a molten ionic compound

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A metal forms at the cathode and a non-metal forms at the anode

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How to explain the classification of the reactions at each electrode as oxidation or reduction

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Reduction happens at the negative cathode as this is where positive ions gain electrons

Oxidation happens at the positive anode as this is where negative ions lose electrons

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8
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What would be produced at the anode when some solutions are electrolysed

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Oxygen

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Describe electrolysis of solutions in terms of movement of ions

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Positively charged ions move to the negative electrode (the cathode)

Negatively charged ions move to the positive electrode (the anode)

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10
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How hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions can be present in solutions

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Hydroxide ions float around in solution

Hydrogen ions transferred directly to a neighboring water molecule to form hydronium ions

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What can be produced at the anode when some solutions are electrolysed

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Hydrogen

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Word equation to describe electrolysis of a lead bromide

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Lead bromide + electricity → lead + bromine

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13
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How can aluminum be extracted from aluminum oxide

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Using electrolysis

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Describe the electrolysis of aluminium oxide

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Positively charged aluminium ions gain electrons from the cathode and form molten aluminium

Oxide ions lose electrons at the anode, and form oxygen molecules

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15
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Why electrolysis is used to extract aluminium from compound

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The temperatures needed are too high to be economic

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Word equation to describe the electrolysis of aluminium oxide

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Aluminum oxide ——-> aluminum + oxygen

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17
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Why electrolysis is an expensive metal extraction method

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Cost of electricity for electrical energy

Specialized equipment can be expensive

Electrode material costs

High temperature requirements

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18
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Why extraction of aluminum is expensive

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High temperature

Energy intensive

Electrode consuption

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19
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Why cryolite is added to aluminium oxide in the industrial extraction of aluminium

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Reduces melting point of aluminum oxide from 2050°C to 950°C

Enhances electrical conductivity of molten mixture

Improves fluidity of mixture

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20
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State the products of the electrolysis of brine and a use for each

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Sodium hydroxide and hydrogen

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21
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How to electrolyse brine in terms of ions moving

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Sodium and hydrogen ions go to anode

Chlorine and hydroxide ions go to cathode

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What are ionic compounds made from

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Positive and negative ions

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23
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Industrial uses of electrolysis

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Extract reactive metals

Electrolysis of brine

Purifying copper

24
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Why hydrogen is produced at the negative electrode and not sodium

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Hydrogen is less reactive than sodium

25
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Which ion gave pH of 1

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Hydrogen ions

26
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Name the type of bond between the hydrogen and the chlorine atoms in a molecule of hydrogen chloride

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Covalent

27
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What happens to the concentration of the sulphuric acid as the electricity is passed
through it

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Concentration increases

28
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Phytomining/phytoextraction

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Uses plants to absorb metal compounds from the ground through their roots

29
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Bioleaching

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Use bacteria to break down low-grade ores to produce acidic solution

30
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Polyatomic ion

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Group of covalently bonded atoms that carries a net charge

31
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Electrolyte

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Liquid or solution that contains ions and can conduct electricity

32
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Why do solid ionic compounds not conduct electricity

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Ions cannot move

33
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What products are always formed at the anode

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OH- and negative element like Cl-

34
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What products are always formed at the cathode

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H+ and positive element like Na+

35
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Cathode

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Negative electrode

36
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Anode

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Positive electrode

37
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Where are metals formed

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Cathode

38
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Where are non-metals formed

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Anode

39
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How can ionic substances be electrolysed

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By melting or dissolving

40
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Why can solid ionic substances not be electrolysed

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They don’t conduct electricity (ions can’t move)

41
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In electrolysis of solutions, when is the metal not produced at the cathode

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When the metal is more reactive than hydrogen

42
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In the electrolysis of a metal halide solution, what is produced at the anode?

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Halogen

43
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In the electrolysis of a metal sulfate solution, what is produced at the anode?

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Oxygen

44
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Half equation for ionisation of water

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H2O —–> H+ + OH-

45
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What metals are extracted from ionic compounds by using electrolysis

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Metals that are more reactive than carbon

46
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In the electrolysis of aluminum oxide what are the anodes made of

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Graphite

47
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In the electrolysis of aluminum oxide why do the anodes need to be replaced

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They react with oxygen being formed

48
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What 3 products formed from electrolysis of sodium chloride solution

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Chlorine

Hydrogen

Sodium hydroxide

49
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How is chloride formed from electrolysis

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Cl- attracted to anode where they get oxidised

50
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How is hydrogen formed

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Hydrogen attracted to cathode where they reduced

51
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How is sodium hydroxide formed

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Sodium and hydroxide ions electrostatically attact to form sodium hydroxide

52
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Two factors that affect the amount of a substance produced during electrolysis

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Increase voltage/current increase flow of charges

Increase number of charges increase rate of electrolysis

53
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One disadvantage of plating iron with tin

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Tim costs more and is less abudnant in Earth’s crust

54
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Reactivity series least reactive 5

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Hydrogen
Copper
Silver
Gold
Platinum

55
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Reactivity series less reactive than carbon
From more reactive to less reactive

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Carbon
Zinc
Iron
Tin
Lead

56
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Reactivity series top 5 most reactive

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Potassium
Sodium
Calcium
Magnesium
Aluminium

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