Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Electricity And Chemistry (Section 6 - No. 46)
If a steel spoon is electroplated with silver, what would be the correct order of the setup?
Steel spoon as cathode, silver anode, silver nitrate electrolyte
Steel spoon as anode, silver cathode, silver nitrate electrolyte
Silver spoon as cathode, steel anode, silver nitrate electrolyte
Silver spoon as anode, steel cathode, silver nitrate electrolyte
Explanation
The spoon (object to be plated) is the cathode, the anode is silver, and the electrolyte is silver nitrate solution.
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