Electrolysis

• Conductors are substances which conducts electricity through flow of electrons.

  Examples are Magnesium Mg

  and iron Fe
• Electrolytes are compounds that conduct electricity and are decomposed by the current.
• An electrolyte can be a molten

  Ionic compound or a solution of a compound that contains ions.
• Electrolysis is the process of using an electric current to break down a substance into its components.