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3.4 Electrolysis

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Question 24

Zinc chloride is electrolysed using inert graphite electrodes in two trials. In one trial it is molten; in the other it is dissolved in water.

a.

Predict the product at each electrode in each trial.

[4]
b.

Explain why the products at the cathode are different in the two trials.

[2]
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3.4 Electrolysis Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /3.4 Electrolysis

98 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Chemistry 3.4 Electrolysis, covering 3.4.1 Products formed at the electrodes in electrolysis and 3.4.2 The technique of electrolysis. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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