Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Electrolysis

Electrolysis — practice question

The diagram illustrates the electrolysis of a mixture containing aqueous copper(II) nitrate, $\text{Cu(NO}_3)_2\text{(aq)}$, together with aqueous silver nitrate, $\text{AgNO}_3\text{(aq)}$. Electrodes X and Y are inert. Copper is above silver in the reactivity series. It follows that ……1…… is first deposited at electrode ……2……. Which words correctly fill gaps 1 and 2?

  • Acopper, X
  • Bcopper, Y
  • Csilver, X
  • Dsilver, Y

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