Note AcademyNote Academy

Chemistry · Oct / Nov 2016 · Paper 11 · Question 14

5070Electrolysis

Aqueous copper(II) sulfate is electrolysed using copper as the positive electrode and carbon as the negative electrode. Which row gives correct information about this electrolysis?

  1. Aelectrode dissolves | copper deposited | stays a constant blue colour
  2. Belectrode dissolves | hydrogen gas given off | blue colour becomes more intense
  3. Chydrogen gas given off | oxygen gas given off | stays a constant blue colour
  4. Doxygen gas given off | hydrogen gas given off | stays a constant blue colour

As printed in the paper

Show the answer

Correct answer: A. electrode dissolves | copper deposited | stays a constant blue colour

Make a free account to save your answers and see your weak topics and ask the AI why a wrong answer is wrong.