C 6.1

Question 1

What is electrolysis

Answer 1

chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.

Question 2

What happens to a ionic compound during electrolysis

Answer 2

ionic substances are decomposed (broken down) into simpler substances when an electric current is passed through them

Question 3

What happens to the negative ion when it reaches the positive electrode

Answer 3

They would attract

Question 4

What happens to the positive ion when it reaches the negative electrode

Answer 4

They attract