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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