Electrolysis

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  • What is anode
    Positive electrode
  • What is cathode
    Negative electrode
  • What's a positive ion
    Cation
  • What's a negative ion
    Anion
  • What is electrolysis
    Breakdown of substance using electricity
  • An electrode is solid that conducts electricity it must be:

    Unreactive so they don't react with electrolyte
  • What happened to moms when current passes through electrolyte
    Moves to electrodes
  • In electrolysis reduction always occurs at the
    Cathode(negativr electrode)
  • In electrolysis oxidation always occurs at the
    Anode(positvr electorde)
  • Metals have positive charge do they attract to 

    Negative cathode
  • Non-metal have negative charge so there attracted to 

    Positive anode
  • What is an electrolyte 

    Liquid or solution which contains an ionic compound(ions are free everywhere)