Electrolysis Definition and 217 Threads

According to Wikipedia Faraday's electrolysis law is n_i = \frac{Q_{passed}}{Fz_i} Where n_i is moles of species i, which has charge z_i, liberated at electrode. Q_passed is the charge that has passed, which is function of time t. How is this law derived and are there any approximations taken...

Could I please have help with something: If I generated hydrogen via electrolysis from water, sent it high up a long tube then converted it back to water (via a cell or motor to reclaim energy) then, taking into account inefficiencies (or assume no energy loss), where does the energy come from...

Homework Statement I am given a 1 M solution of Iron(II)sulphate(aq) and it is being electrolyzed using inert electrodes . What will form on the cathode ? Homework Equations Reduction potentials of : Fe =-0.44V of water to from hydrogen : -0.83V The Attempt at a Solution Since...

I want a way to perform electrolysis on CO2, in order to split it into carbon and oxygen atoms. Does anyone have any ideas on how I could do this?

Gday all, ive been trying to find out why electrolysis isn't used / less feasible than RO in sea water desalination? The chemistry for NaCl electrolysis is well understood and thus works, so why is it not feasible/less feasible than say RO whereby we are essentially pumping water through a...

Hello all. As the title has informed you, I wish to make an water electrolysis cell that can not only produce hydrogen, but also store it completely separate from the oxygen (Again, I promise you, it is not for fuel. Now, your probably wondering why I don't just make the typical...

Hi I'm new to the forum, so first I want to say hello to everyone. I have been interested in Colloidal Silver lately, and I have produced it with electrolysis in distilled water with NaCl as an electrolyte. I have used a Silver electrode and cathode for both of these experiments. I...

About 10 minutes ago, I was using my old playstation 2 power converter to perform electroysis on water. If I am correct, hydrogen is supposed to be formed at the cathode and hydrogen is colorless. However, when I started to see little bubbles rise the cathode which i assumed to be hydrogen, I...

Greetings forum! I'm experimenting with saltwater electrolysis and have a few questions. I'm using a salt solution I've prepared overnight. The solution has about 2 parts water, 6 parts salt, so I will essentially be electrolyzing brine at the beginning of the experiment (For safety, the...

I'm new to this forum, I am studying in grade 9 and I am working on my electrolysis project but I had trouble understanding about ion and electrode (this is not my homework, I just don't understand) why does positive ion attract to negative electrode, I know that positive should attract...

Na+ + CI- → Na + 1/2C12 How is it Cl becomes Cl2? (what about conservation?) and why does it become diatomic?

I don't know how to complete this chemical equation using Kolbe. HCOONa+CH3COONa+H2O---> (electrolyse)

As a casual experiment I was seeing whether I could make hydrogen from sodium hydroxide, aluminium and water. Rather than buy sodium hydroxide or go through a load of cleaning products to find it, I thought it would be much more fun to produce it through electrolysis. I set it up, and the...

Hi guys, I was wondering, in the process of electrolysis when we are looking at a galvanic CELL, meaning a battery, why is it that when we want to measure the voltage caused by using the two metals of different elements, we connect the voltmeter in series to the external circuit? If you...

When I use inert electrodes for a solution of Copper (ii) sulfate. So the oxidation at the anode is OH- while reduction at the cathode is the copper ions. However, what will happen if I continue the experiment? There is a definite amount of sulfate so does the hydroxide oxidise until the amount...

I'm trying to understand my textbook's answer to the following problem: Q: Electrolysis can under certain circumstances result in the production of hydrogen peroxide. At which electrode will this occur, cathode or anode? A: During the formation of hydrogen peroxide from water, oxygen is...

How does concentration of solution (So42) affect the voltage in a electro-chemical cell?

What are the products of electrolysis of brine solution? At cathode i know it will be hydrogen But i am confused about the products at anode:- Either water will get oxidised or chlorine. Considering the oxidation potential values - water should get converted to oxygen but practically...

I don't happen to have any welding equipment available to me, so I have decided to make an oxyhydrogen welding torch. That basically involves splitting water by electrolysis, running it through a tube with a blowback arrestor and burning it on the other end. I have read that the voltage should...

Hi all, I have some history in practical electrochemistry, and have, I think, a reasonable uderstanding of the basics of Redox reactions and ½ cells. Recently, I have been thinking about a project, and it has me in a complete quandry. There’s probably something obvious that I’m missing, but...

Hi folks. I need some help with a electrolysis setup I'm going to put together. One of my hobbies is gardening and I've recently decided to begin breeding my own strains of plants. I've heard that colloidal silver is very effective when it comes to deliberately producing male plants - that if...

What is it about the atomic makeup of carbon electrodes that makes them neutral in electrolysis?

I am a 9th grader working on a science fair project to determine which salt, NaCL or MgCL produces the most hydrogen gas through electrolysis. I used 1.5 ml of water for each, and 17.5 mg of each salt respectively. After 1 hour of applying a 2.5 amp current through each sample, the NaCL solution...

When you see the bubbles coming off of the 2 electrodes in the water, why don't you see bubbles traveling in the water to the electrodes? When the water molecule splits, the oxygen and hydrogen would have to travel to their electrodes, so why don't you see them do this? And also what causes the...

greetings I'd like you to check my calculations. The task is to calculate the time needed to produce 10 moles of hydrogen from water by electrolysis with a current of 1Amp. I first wrote the equation of the reaction that occurs on the cathode 2H2O+2e- = H2 +2OH- Then I derived the...

Homework Statement Predicting the products of electrolysis Ionic substances in solution break down into elements during electrolysis. Different elements are released depending on the particular ionic substance. At the negative electrode, positively charged ions gain electrons. This...

If the process of electrolysis is contained underwater would it work like it is supposed to?

Can someone tell me how you make hydrogen peroxide through electrolysis?

Does electrolyzing molten aluminum hydroxide yield aluminum, water, and oxygen? The equation can be balanced so that it does, but does this really happen?

I don't know if this is the right topic to put it under. But I am looking for some information about plasma electrolysis. Does anybody know anything about this - or perhaps know where I can read about it? Google doesn't give the best links.

I could not find anything online indicating that such was so, but... If electrolysis of a solution of zinc sulfate results in zinc and sulfuric acid, is it also correct that electrolyzing a solution of aluminum sulfate will result in aluminum and sulfuric acid?

Ok so I am working my way around fuel cell technology and i was trying to see the energy requirements for the breaking of the water into hyrdogen and oxygen. I was looking at http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/electrol.html and it outlines the thermodynamic process for the amount...

Hi, i have been trying to electrolyze brine having carbon as anode and cathode as well;; but i don't understand why the solution is turning yellowish. Can anyone explain it ? thanks.

Hey guys, looking for the best* electrolyte. * Temperature range of the electrolyte(Water will be pressurized so temperatures may exceed 100°C) Conductivity Efficiency (Heat, Mole H2/Mole Electrolyte) Stability I scouted the web, some said KOH, H2SO4 others Fe(NO3)3. So I'd just...

I have a question on electrolysis: In the electrolysis of aq Copper (II) Chloride using silver electrodes, what are the products? Cathode : Copper or silver are deposited here? cos both are in the solution anode : silver electrode decrease in size... with silver deposits? Am I correct?

Possible Exothermic Reactions? Hi there, I've been doing some experimentation lately, but have come to a wall in terms of ideas for a possible explanation. In a solution of only water and 0.5Mol Potassium Carbonate Electrolyte, a high electrical charge is passed through a tungsten...

Hello All, I am interested in constructing a small Hofmann apparatus for electrolysis (as a hobby), like this kind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofmann_voltameter" I am confronted with the choice of either using a bunch of 9V batteries, or some kind of AC/DC rectifier. As I am a...

So, today I was bored and decided to play around with some water and electricity. I took a 9v battery and attached 2 steel wires at both terminals, then I attached 2 steel screws to the ends of the wires. I used a bit of NaCl to speed up the process too. When I placed the electrodes in the...

Scenario: Let's say we have ONLY 100% water in an enclosed container that cannot be penetrated. If we run current through it, and the water is completely split into hydrogen and oxygen, then will it: -Recombine to reform the water? OR -Stay separated at the extremely high pressure? And if...

I tried to set up a electrolysis cell to produce hydrogen and oxygen. I used 2 stainless steel plates in KOH it worked fine. The problem came about when I tried to replace the 2 plates with a stack of 5 or 6 pairs of plates wired + - + - + etc. All the positive plates were wired...

Ok so I just have a few questions. I've been reading up on the electrolysis of water and just read a few things about electrodes. The article I was reading supports the use of inert metals such platinum and stainless steel, but it also included carbon. I've actually used carbon to decompose...

How could i reduce the effect of diffusion of ions in an electrolysis cell. e.g AgNO3 Ag+ Stirring constanly would help? but that's not easily kept fair or constant. Could i replace this idea with rotating electrodes? Many Thanks, Adam

I have the marked draft of my coursework, its 36/40 but I need to improve 3 things. I need to expand on the Variables I have listed on my coursework, i have done half of them but I am having trouble on the others. Heres the vaiables, the bold is what I've added. Any help is much appreciated...

During the electrolysis of a molten sulphate, for example Chromium sulphate. At the cathode, chromium forms but what forms at the anode? Is it sulphur dioxide and oxygen?

Hello I'm currently in the middle of a dissertation project, a feasibility study of a tidal/hydrogen generation system. At the moment I'm getting pretty bogged down trying to model the electrolyser. I'd like it to be more detailed than simply power in*conversion efficiencies. In particular...

Hi, my names Adam, this is my first post I am in year 10 UK (10th grade i believe) This is not a homework question, its advice towards the analysis of my chemistry coursework. Im predicted an A* in chemistry so this is why my experiment is more complicated than others in my class.I based my...

Electrolysis When calculating amount of charge from an amount of product in an electrolysis the typical equations proceeds for instance: .404g Cu * (1 mole Cu/63.6g) * (2 moles electrons/1 moles Cu) * (96485/1 mole e) = 1.226 E3 C BUT when solving for amount of product for instance we go...

What is it about graphite leads that make them so much better for electrolysis than, say, copper leads? I tried it both ways, connecting leads to a battery and then sticking them in some water and with the graphite leads there was much more bubbling going on. So what is it about the graphite...

i did an experiment the other day where i split water into hydrogen and oxygen but i used a silver anode and cathode when i turned on the batterie the silver one i think the anode start to corrode( one the one that oxygen forms on) is this making silver oxide when this happens?

Hello all! We haven't had classes for the past few days and I've been bored, so I have been experimenting around with several different basic household electrolytes, two pure copper electrodes and a 12v power supply. The last combination of an electrolytic cell I tried was one with a solution...