Name: _____________________________

Grade: ____________

Chemistry Test

Electrolysis

1. Figure 1 shows the arrangement of an apparatus that can be used for electrolysing a number of
electrolytes.

a. (i) What will happen to the bulb when the electrolyte is replaced with pure water? (1 mark)
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(ii) Explain your answer to (a) (i).

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b. lt is observed that when the electrolyte in the cell in (Figure 3) is dilute sulphuric acid, the ratio of the
gases collected in A and B is approximately 2: 1.

(i) Identify the gases in tubes A and B.

Gas in A __________________________________________

Gas in B _____________________________________

(ii) By considering the reactions that occur ar the electrode surfaces, explain the occurrence of the 2: l
ratio in the gases collected in A and B. Use balanced ionic equations to support your answer.

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 (c) (i) If the bulb in Figure 1 is replaced with an ammeter, what will happen to the reading on the
ammeter if the electrolyte is changed from dilute sulphuric acid to dilute methanoic acid?
(1 mk)

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(ii) Explain your answer to (c) (i) (2 marks)

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(d) What adjustments have to be made to Figure 3 in order to copper-plate a spoon? (3 marks)

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2. In many Caribbean countries steel pans, in particular the tenor pans, are electroplated with chromium.
Chrome-plating is believed to improve the pitch of the pan.

(i) Describe how a tenor pan could be chrome-plated.

You should include in your answer:

 the electrolyte to be used

 the nature of the electrodes
 equations for the reactions occurring at EACH electrode
 precautions to be taken to ensure that the chrome layer does not peel off (8 marks)

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b. Given that the mass of the chromium needed to plate a tenor pan is 0.52kg, calculate the length of time
(in seconds) that a current of20.0A would have to flow through the electrolytic cell to plate the pan.

Use the following data in your calculation:

Relative Atomic Mass: Cr =52 1 Faraday= 96,000 coulombs. (5 marks)

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