Wednesday 18 May 2016

1.55 write ionic half equations representing the reactions at the electrodes during electrolysis

Half equations just show what happened at each electrode. Like any equation, they need to be balanced. here are some examples...

2Br- > Br2 + 2e-


Above is an equation of a reaction at an anode. We can tell this because the Br2 loses an electron. This can be inferred as on the left it is 2Br- and on the right it is Br2 (meaning it has lost an electrode as it no longer is a negative ion, it is an atom). As it is 2Br-, 2 electrons must be lost.


2H+ + 2e- > H2



Above is an equation of a reaction at a cathode as 2H+ gains 2 electrons to become H2. The charges cancel out and it is neutral on both sides. As there are 2 'H's, there must be 2 electrons gained.

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