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Electrolysis Flashcards

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Oxidation

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Loses electrons, gains oxygen

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Reduction

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Gains electrons, loses oxygen

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When metals react

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They lose electrons group 1 loses 1, group 2 loses 2 etc

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Reactivity of metals depends on

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How easily they lose electrons

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Metals react with oxygen

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Form metal oxide

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Calcium and oxygen reaction

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2Ca + O*2 = 2CaO

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If a metal reacts with water

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Hydrogen is always produced

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Sodium and water reaction

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Sodium + water –> sodium hydroxide + hydrogen

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Potassium with water

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2K+2H2O –> 2KO + H2

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Metals react with acid, what gas produced?

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Hydrogen

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Magnesium and sulfuric acid equation

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H2SO4 + Mg –> MgSO4 + H2

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Magnesium and hydrochloric acid

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Magnesium + hydrochloric acid –> magnesium chloride + hydrogen

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Ore

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a substance from which it is economically viable to extract a metal

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Iron ore

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Haematite

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Aluminium ore

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Bauxite - red mineral made of aluminium oxide + iron oxides

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The more reactive a metal

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The more extreme the method of extraction

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Unreactive metals e.g. Gold Platinum

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Found as their uncombined element, no extraction needed

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Silver

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Can be decomposed by smelting alone

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Metals less reactive than carbon

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Can be extracted by heating the metal oxide with carbon

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Metals less reactive than carbon equation

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iron oxide + carbon -> iron + carbon dioxide (displacement and reduction reaction)

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Metals more reactive than carbon

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Must be extracted by electrolysis as carbon can’t displace them from their compounds

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Metals less reactive than hydrogen

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Don’t react with acids as they cannot displace them

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Electrolysis simple def

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The breaking up of an ionic compound using electricity - uses lost of energy so expensive

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Displacement reactions

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A more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from a compound

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Why are displacement reactions redox reactions - oxygen
More reactive metal gains oxygen therefore is oxidised/less reactive loses oxygen so is reduced
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Why are displacement reactions redox reactions - electrons
More reactive metal loses electrons therefore is oxidised/less reactive gains electrons so is reduced
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Oxidation half equation (Mg
Mg -> Mg2+ + 2e
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Reduction half equation (Zn
Zn2+ + 2e -> Zn
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Overall equation
Zn2+ + Mg -> Zn + Mg2+
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Why can metals not displace other metals
Those metals would also need to be extracted and this would require a more reactive metal
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For electrolysis to happen, solid ionic compounds must be
Molten or aqueous (dissolved in water)
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Cathode
Negative electrode
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Cation
Positive ion, attracted to cathode
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Anode
Positive electrode
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Anion
Negative ion, attracted to anode
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Electrolyte
Substance that has been decomposed/broken up by passing electricity through it
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Why is copper being extracted from low grade ores
High grade ores are running out New extraction methods have been developed which use less energy, making it economically viable
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Phytomining process
Plants are grown in soil containing low grade ores Copper compounds are absorbed through the roots Copper becomes part of the plant, concentrating it in a smaller volume Plants are harvested and burned as fuel The ash contains a high % of copper Copper is extracted from the ash by traditional methods
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Bioleaching
Bacteria which feeds on low grade copper ores absorb copper compounds - they are grown in them to produce a solution of copper compounds known as a leachate
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Copper can be extracted from leachate or ash by
Electrolysis Displacement with scrap iron
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Pros of scrap iron
It is plentiful and cheap, and can displace copper as it is more reactive
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Pros of phytomining/bioleaching
Uses less energy, able to extract from low grade ores, avoids mining (no need to dig/transport/dispose of rock; plants are used as fuel before copper is extracted and it is classed as CO2 neutral
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Cons of phytomining/bioleaching
Slower batch process, may not produce copper when needed, takes up land that could be used for growing food, energy is still needed for electrolysis
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During electrolysis at the cathode
Positive ions (cations) move towards the cathode. The positive ions gain electrons (however many they originally lost)
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Cathode electrolysis example copper
Cu2+ + 2e -> Cu (reduction)
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During electrolysis at the anode
Negative ions (anions) move towards the anode. The negative ions lose however many electrons they originally gained
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Anode electrolysis example chlorine
Cl- -> Cl + e or 2Cl- -> Cl2 + 2e (as an element, chlorine exists as diatomic molecules) (this is oxidation)
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Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds (simpler as there is only one type of pos/neg ion
Metallic element from ionic compound is formed at the cathode; non metallic element formed at anode
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Why is aluminium dissolved in molten Cryolite before electrolysis
To lower the melting point
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Aluminium cathode
Whole base of tank - large surface area, Al forms at bottom and is easy to siphon off
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Anodes eroding with _ oxide
Oxygen reacts with the hot carbon anode to form carbon dioxide
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Electrolysis of aqueous ionic compounds
There are also pos and neg ions from the water present - H+ and OH-. H+ and the metal are attracted to the cathode - one will gain e-s and become an element; the other will stay as an ion in an ionic compound. Same with anode
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At the cathode aqueous ionic compounds electrolysis (metal is MORE reactive than hydrogen)
If the metal is more reactive than hydrogen, it will lose electrons more easily than hydrogen. The hydrogen ion will gain e-s more easily and become reduced (2H+ + 2e -> H2) The metal ion reamins in the solution and we form H2 gas at the cathode
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At the cathode aqueous ionic compounds electrolysis (metal is LESS reactive than hydrogen)
If there ARE halide ions (Cl-, BR-, I-) They will each lose 1 electron and are oxidised, they are diatomic so the equation is 2Cl- -> Cl2 + 2e- and the OH- ion stay in the solution If there are NO halide ions The OH- ion loses an electron. 4 OH- ions give up 4 electrons to form water and oxygen at the anode (4OH- -> 2H2O + O2 +4e) The other type of anion stays in the solution.

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