7Electric current in solutions and fused electrolytes. Law of Electrolysis

10.3 С Current in different environmentsElectric current in solutions and fused electrolytes. Law of Electrolysis.

To describe an electric current in electrolytes and use the laws of electrolysis in problem solving;

Electric current
Electrolysis
Charged particles
Ions
electrode
molten
ionic solutions
fused electrolytes

Passing an electric current through a liquid (solutions and fused electrolytes) is called ELECTROLYSIS.
The electric current enters the liquid at the positive plate (called the anode) and leaves it at the negative plate (called the cathode).
In liquids the current is carried by ions. Ions are charged particles (atoms or groups of atoms).

a. Pure water b. Ionic Solution

Conclusion:
Pure water does not conducts an electric current.
Ionic solutions conducts a current.

Passing an electric current through a liquid (solutions and fused electrolytes) is called ELECTROLYSIS.
The electric current enters the liquid at the positive plate (called the anode) and leaves it at the negative plate (called the cathode).
In liquids the current is carried by ions. Ions are charged particles (atoms or groups of atoms). Ions can either be positive or negative, the positive ions being attracted to the negative plate and the negative ions to the positive plate.

GROUP 1: Faraday’s First Law of
Electrolysis
GROUP 2: Faraday’s Second Law of
Electrolysis

1. Electrolysis is the passing of a direct ………………………….. through an ………………. substance that is either molten or dissolved in a suitable solvent, producing chemical reactions at the ……………………….and a decomposition of the materials.
2. Faraday's laws of electrolysis relate the amount of liberated mass at an electrode to the quantity of electricity passing through the electrode. ... Faraday's first law states that the amount of …………….. passed through an …………… is directly proportional to the amount of material liberated from it.
3. Faraday's second law of electrolysis states that, when the same quantity of ……………. is passed through several ……………………., the …...... of the substances deposited are proportional to their respective chemical equivalent or equivalent.

1. Electrolysis is the passing of a direct electric current through an ionic substance that is either molten or dissolved in a suitable solvent, producing chemical reactions at the electrodes and a decomposition of the materials.
2. Faraday's laws of electrolysis relate the amount of liberated mass at an electrode to the quantity of electricity passing through the electrode. ... Faraday's first law states that the amount of current passed through an electrode is directly proportional to the amount of material liberated from it.
3. Faraday's second law of electrolysis states that, when the same quantity of electricity is passed through several electrolytes, the mass of the substances deposited are proportional to their respective chemical equivalent or equivalent

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