Introduction to electrolytic processes
To show the different tendencies of metals to oxidise, and to introduce students to the basic redox reactions of metals.
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الجانب العلمي وراء هذه التجربة
Electrolytic processes occur according to redox reactions. Chemical species, particularly metals, can exchange electrons. The element which acquires electrons is said to be reduced; the element which loses electrons is said to be oxidised.
المعدات المستخدمة
- Copper electrodes — 4716.21
- Zinc electrodes — 4716.16
- Beaker 50 ml — 1118.15
المواد الكيميائية والمواد الكاشفة
- Copper sulphate 1 M — R:22-35/38-50/53 S:22-60-61
- Zinc sulphate 1 M — R:36/38-50/53 S:22-25-60-61
- نترات الفضة 0.1 مولار — R:34-50/53 S:26-45-60-61
ملاحظات السلامة
أسئلة للطلاب
- Write a description of what you see in the cells and on the electrodes.
- What has happened in the cells? Write down the balanced equations for the reactions.
- Compare the results. Can you arrange these elements according to their affinity for the oxidised state?
ما يمكن توقعه
<p>The bright blue colour of the copper sulphate solution becomes paler; on the electrode a dark spongy deposit forms which easily drops to the bottom of the cell.</p><p>After 2 or 3 hours the solution turns colourless and a bulky dark deposit is left on the bottom of the cell.</p><p>On the electrode a spongy and bright metallic deposit forms that easily drops to the bottom. On close observation, the copper electrode surface is seen not to be smooth any more.</p><p>The zinc electrode is oxidized while the copper ions in solution are reduced and drop as a powder on the bottom of the beaker.</p><p>Cu SO4 + Zn → ZnSO4 + Cu↓ Beaker 2.</p><p>Cu + 2 AgNO3 → Cu(NO3)2 + 2 Ag.</p><p>In the In beaker 1, the copper is reduced and the zinc is oxidized and so zinc shows a higher affinity for the Zn2+ state than.</p><p>This fact is confirmed by beaker 2 in which no reaction occurs because metals are already in their more stable oxidation states.</p><p>In beaker 3, the silver is reduced whereas the copper is oxidized and so copper has a higher affinity for the Cu2+.</p><p>It is worth noting that this order will be confirmed by the values of their standard potentials.</p>
التخلص
Dispose of the solution in the waste container.
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