CH-1816
Electroplating
Chemistry · Secondary 4 · Medium · Electroplating
In an electroplating experiment, a silver spoon is used as the cathode and a carbon rod is used as the anode in aqueous silver nitrate.
What happens at the carbon anode?
What happens at the carbon anode?
- Silver metal is deposited on the carbon anode
- The carbon anode dissolves to form C²⁺ ions
- Oxygen gas is released at the carbon anode
- Silver ions are produced at the carbon anode
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