A student sets up an electrolysis cell to electrolyse zinc bromide.
They replace the zinc bromide solution with solid zinc bromide powder.
Nothing happens and no electrolysis products are formed at the electrodes.
Explain why nothing happens and no products are formed.
83 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 4.2 Electrolytic processes, covering 4.2.1 Electrolytes and the process of electrolysis, 4.2.2 Products of electrolysis using inert electrodes, 4.2.3 Half equations, oxidation and reduction in electrolysis, and 4.2.4 Electrolysis of copper sulfate and purifying copper. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.