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C6 - Electrolysis Flashcards

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Electrolyte

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A liquid, containing free moving ions, that is broken down by electricity in the process of electrolysis.

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Electrolysis

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The breakdown of a substance containing ions by electricity.

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Electrode

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A conductor that acts as a terminal through which electric current passes into a liquid, a solution or an electric circuit. For current to flow there must be a positive and negative electrode

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Anode

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A positively charged electrode

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Cathode

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A negatively charged electrode

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Inert

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Unreactive

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Half equations

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An equation involving either an oxidation or a reduction process. The electrons lost or gained in this process are shown in the equation.

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Cations

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Positively charged ions

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Anions

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Negatively charged ions

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Discharged

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In electrolysis, to gain or lose electrons at an electrode

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