Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Electrolysis

Electrolysis — practice question

Aluminium is obtained from purified bauxite using electrolysis. Which row gives the ionic half-equations for the reaction occurring at each electrode?

  • Aanode: $\text{Al} \rightarrow \text{Al}^{3+} + 3e^-$; cathode: $2\text{O}^{2-} + 4e^- \rightarrow \text{O}_2$
  • Banode: $\text{Al}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightarrow \text{Al}$; cathode: $2\text{O}^{2-} \rightarrow \text{O}_2 + 4e^-$
  • Canode: $2\text{O}^{2-} + 4e^- \rightarrow \text{O}_2$; cathode: $\text{Al} \rightarrow \text{Al}^{3+} + 3e^-$
  • Danode: $2\text{O}^{2-} \rightarrow \text{O}_2 + 4e^-$; cathode: $\text{Al}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightarrow \text{Al}$

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