Jurongville Secondary School Science Department

Secondary Three/Four Chemistry Formative Practice

P 15B. Electrolysis
FORMATIVE PRACTICE
(Concentration Effects and Nature of Electrode)
Name: __________Winy________________ (13 ) Class: __4-Em_____
Date:____27/1/2021____________

1. Complete the table.

Products
Electrolyte Ions Present
at the cathode at the anode

(a concentrated sodium
Na+ , Cl- ,H+ , OH- H2 (g) Cl (g)
) chloride
(b dilute lead(II) bromide Pb2+ , Br - , H+ ,
Pb (s) O2 (g)
) solution OH-
concentrated sodium Na+ , NO3- , H+
(c) H2 (g) O2 (g)
nitrate solution ,OH-
(d concentrated potassium
K+ , I- , H+ , OH- H2 (g) I2 (g)
) iodide solution
(e dilute copper(II) sulfate Cu2+ , SO42- , H+ ,
Cu (s) O2 (g)
) solution OH-

2. a. What ions are present in dilute hydrochloric acid? H+ , Cl-

b. When a concentrated solution of hydrochloric acid is electrolysed, hydrogen and chlorine are
produced.

(i) Which ion(s) move(s) to the anode? _________ Cl-_________________

(ii) Which ion(s) move(s) to the cathode? _______ H+ ___________________

(iii) Write down the half-equation for the reaction that takes place at the anode.

2Cl-(aq)+2e-___Cl2 (g)_____________

(iv) Write down the half-equation for the reaction that takes place at the cathode.

2H+(aq) +2e- H2(g)

(v) Write down the overall equation for the reaction.

2HCl (aq) H2(g)+ Cl2 (g)_____________

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Jurongville Secondary School Science Department
Secondary Three/Four Chemistry Formative Practice

3. An aqueous solution of copper(II) sulfate is electrolysed using copper electrodes.

a. During electrolysis, the anode decreases in mass and the cathode increases in mass.
Write down half-equations for the reactions occurring at each electrode.

Cathode: Cu2+(aq) +2e- Cu (s)

Anode: 4OH- (aq) O2(g)+2H2O(l)+4e-

b. How does the colour of the electrolyte change during electrolysis?

The colour of electrolyte changes from blue to red.

c. If the electrolysis was to take place using platinum electrodes rather than copper electrodes,
a different reaction would occur at the anode.
What likely product would you expect at the anode? Explain your answer.

_It will produce the same product but with a slower reaction as platinum is an inert electrode.

d. Give an important practical application of the electrolysis of copper(II) sulfate solution using
copper electrodes.

Electrolysis Purification of Copper.

4. A student would like to electroplate a key with gold.

Label and complete the electrolytic cell below for this purpose.

e- e-

Cathode

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