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Question 18:

Predict the products of electrolysis in each of the following:

(i) An aqueous solution of AgNO₃ with silver electrodes.

(ii) An aqueous solution of AgNO₃with platinum electrodes.

(iii) A dilute solution of H₂SO₄with platinum electrodes.

(iv) An aqueous solution of CuCl₂ with platinum electrodes.

Answer:

(i) At cathode: The following reduction reactions compete to take place at the cathode.

The reaction with a higher value of E^º takes place at the cathode. Therefore, deposition of silver will take place at the cathode.

At anode:

The Ag anode is attacked by NO₃^-ions. Therefore, the silver electrode at the anode dissolves in the solution to form Ag+.

(ii) At cathode:

The following reduction reactions compete to take place at the cathode.

The reaction with a higher value of E^ºtakes place at the cathode. Therefore, deposition of silver will take place at the cathode.

At anode:

Since Pt electrodes are inert, the anode is not attacked by NO₃^-ions. Therefore, OH^-or NO₃^-ions can be oxidized at the anode. But OH^-ions having a lower discharge potential and get preference and decompose to liberate O₂.

OH^-→ OH + e^-

4OH^- → 2H₂O +O₂

(iii) At the cathode, the following reduction reaction occurs to produce H₂ gas.

H⁺ _(aq) + e^- → ½ H_2(g)

At the anode, the following processes are possible.

For dilute sulphuric acid, reaction (i) is preferred to produce O₂ gas. But for concentrated sulphuric acid, reaction (ii) occurs.

(iv) At cathode:

The following reduction reactions compete to take place at the cathode.

The reaction with a higher value of E^ºtakes place at the cathode. Therefore, deposition of copper will take place at the cathode.

At anode:

The following oxidation reactions are possible at the anode.

At the anode, the reaction with a lower value of E^ºis preferred. But due to the over-potential of oxygen, Cl^- gets oxidized at the anode to produce Cl₂ gas.

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Comments

Megha
Sep 17, 2019

Last part is not clear

KRISHAN KUMAR
May 12, 2019

Pt has higher srep still it is not reduced in cathode why?

KRISHAN KUMAR
May 12, 2019

Thank you have a nice day

pratik
Sep 21, 2018

i am not getting it