Chap 16 - Electrolysis

• Electrolytes are substances that conduct electricity when dissolved or molten.
• The electrode where the anion is attracted to is called the cathode.
• The electrode where the cation is attracted to is called the anode.
• In electrolysis, electrons flow from the negative terminal (cathode) to the positive terminal (anode).
• At the cathode, reduction occurs as electrons reduce the metal ion into its elemental form.
• Metal ions at the anode lose electrons to become positively charged metal ions.