Applications of Electrolysis (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Chemistry)

Exam Questions

2 hours31 questions
1a3 marks

A steel spoon can be coated in silver using electrolysis. The spoon must be very clean and free of grease. 

electroplating-spoon

Suggest  

i) one advantage of putting a thin layer of silver on the spoon,

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ii) one disadvantage if the spoon is used frequently,

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iii) why the spoon must be very clean and free of grease?

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1b1 mark

Which electrode should be the spoon?

1c1 mark

Identify the metal from which the other electrode is made.

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