Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Electrolysis

Electrolysis — practice question

Electrolysis is used to obtain reactive metals from their compounds.
(a)[5]

Describe the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. In your response include: a labelled diagram of the apparatus used; the observations at the positive electrode and at the negative electrode.

(b)[2]

Use the kinetic particle model to describe how the particles in solid sodium are arranged and how far apart they are.

(c)[2]

Give two ways in which the physical properties of iron are different from those of sodium.

(d)[1]

Explain how this equation shows that carbon monoxide has undergone oxidation.

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