2. C5 Electricity & ChemistryC5 Electricity & Chemistry
1. State that electrolysis is the chemical effect of
electricity on ionic compounds, causing them to
break up into simpler substances, usually elements.
2. Use the terms electrode, electrolyte, anode and
cathode.
3. Describe electrolysis in terms of the ions
present and the reactions at the electrodes.
3. C5 Electricity & ChemistryC5 Electricity & Chemistry
4. Describe the electrode products, using inert
electrodes, in the electrolysis of:
•molten lead(II) bromide;
•aqueous copper chloride.
5. Predict the products of the electrolysis of a
specified binary compound in the molten state.
