Electrolysis

Question 1

What is electrolysis?

Answer 1

Electrical energy from a direct current supply decomposes electrolytes

Question 2

What are electrolytes?

Answer 2

An ionic substance with freely moving ions and can conduct electricity

Question 3

What is an electrode?

Answer 3

A rod made of metal or graphite which carried the current into or out the electrolyte

Question 4

What do cations attract?

Answer 4

Positive ions

Question 5

What do anions attract?

Answer 5

Negative ions

Question 6

What does OILRIG stand for?

Answer 6

Oxidation
Is 
Lose
Reduction
Is 
Gain

Question 7

What is oxidation?

Answer 7

Loss of electrons

Question 8

What is reduction?

Answer 8

Gain of electrons

Question 9

What happens at the anode?

Answer 9

Oxidation

Question 10

What happens at the cathode?

Answer 10

Reduction