Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Electricity And Chemistry (Section 3 - No. 21)

During electrolysis of a copper(II) sulfate solution using inert electrodes, what happens at the cathode?
Copper ions are oxidized
Copper metal is deposited
Oxygen gas is produced
Hydrogen gas is produced

Explanation

Copper ions gain electrons and are reduced to copper metal at the cathode.

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