Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Electrolysis

Electrolysis — practice question

A concentrated aqueous copper(II) sulfate solution is electrolysed using copper electrodes. Which ionic half-equation shows the reaction occurring at the cathode?

  • A$2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightarrow \text{H}_2$
  • B$4\text{OH}^- \rightarrow \text{O}_2 + 2\text{H}_2\text{O} + 4e^-$
  • C$\text{Cu} \rightarrow \text{Cu}^{2+} + 2e^-$
  • D$\text{Cu}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightarrow \text{Cu}$

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