ACTIVITY SHEET

Activity 2
Electrolysis and Electrochemical Corrosion
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NAME: Pamela Ruth O. Jantoc RATING

SCHEDULE/INSTRUCTOR: 0700-1000 / Arturo Gaitano DATE PERFORMED 10/22/2021

GUIDE QUESTIONS

1. What is electroplating?
2. Give an example of an electrolytic cell instead, and identify the
anode, cathode, and write the half and whole reactions
3. How is the number of moles of deposited copper related to the
number of moles of dissolved copper? Does this follow the
Faraday’s first law of electrolysis?
4. Give practical examples of sacrificial anodes and noble coatings
and explain the theory behind them.
5. Discuss how impressed current can prevent the corrosion of
metals.
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Activity 2
Electrolysis and Electrochemical Corrosion
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NAME: Pamela Ruth O. Jantoc RATING

SCHEDULE/INSTRUCTOR: 0700-1000 / Arturo Gaitano DATE PERFORMED 10/22/2021

DISCUSSION:

Electroplating is a process of coating or plating the surface of one metal to another

through hydrolysis. The covered surface will act as a cathode in an electrolytic cell
while the metal that is covered will act as an anode. Its common function is for
decorative and to prevent the material from corrosion.

An Electrolytic Cell is an electrical energy that undergo through reduction and

oxidation reaction to produce electrochemical cell or brings the chemical change.
An example of electrolytic cell is the Electrolysis of Sodium Chloride. It is a
relevant process on bulk chemicals of commercial utility, like chlorine, sodium
hydroxide etc. This electrolysis could be electrolyzed either in molten state or in
aqueous solution. The Electrolysis of Aqueous Sodium Chloride is an idealized
cell of sodium chloride, which it is easier in this solution. The water at different
potentials can undergo both reduction and oxidation reaction. Therefore, the
oxidized and reduced substance like sodium and chloride ions can include water
molecule. As shown in figure 1, the 𝑁𝑎+ ions move toward negative electrode
while the 𝐶𝑙 − ions are in positive electrode. In figure 2a, there are two substances
that can be reduced at the Cathode, these are the 𝑁𝑎+ ions and the water
molecule. The product that can only form is only hydrogen gas because water is
easier to reduce than 𝑁𝑎+ ions, refer to the figure 2b. While for Anode, expressed
in figure 3a and 3b, the two substance that can be oxidized are 𝐶𝑙 − ions and water
molecules. The water can be oxidized into oxygen and the 𝐶𝑙 − ions oxidized to
chlorine molecule. The half-reactions, as you could see in the figure 4, could have
the mixture of 𝐶𝑙2 and 𝑂2 gas at the anode.

Like electrodeposition, the process of copper deposition on electrodes follows the

Faraday’s laws. According to Faraday’s number one rule, the number of moles of copper
deposited is proportional to amount of electricity consumed and won’t dissolved the
copper. Moreover, the amount dissolved copper moles are more than the deposited
copper moles. This is because the dissolved copper makes the copper ions available to
deposition, with the moles of copper deposited, it will be equal to zero. However, the
number of moles of copper dissolved cannot determine the number of moles of copper
deposited.
Sacrificial anodes are materials used in order to keep metal structures from
corrosion. Example materials of it are active metals such as zinc, magnesium, and
aluminum. It functions by oxidizing faster than the metal material it protects before
its metal interacts with the electrolytes. In addition, it can be used even if there is
no power and it is economical. Sacrificial anodes can protect water heaters,
pipelines, refineries, and etc. Impressed current is a type of cathodic protection
utilizing electrochemicals that prevents corrosion to the metal structure. This is
through applying the flow of electrical current from anode into the environment
until the metal structure. Also, example structures and metals it can protect are
steel, fuel pipes, oil casing, tanks, and etc.

Figure 1

Figure 2a Figure 2b

Figure 3a Figure 4b

Figure 4
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