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Which energy conversion must occur in an operating electrolytic cell?*
An electrolytic cell differs from a voltaic cell because an electrolytic cell*
Which device requires electrical energy to produce a chemical change?*
A compound is broken down by chemical means during*
Energy is required to produce a chemical change during*
Which process requires energy for a nonspontaneous redox reaction to occur?*
Which process requires energy to decompose a substance?*
Given the diagram representing an incomplete electrochemical cell:
Solid copper will be deposited on one of the carbon electrodes when the wires are connected to*
Which energy conversion occurs in an operating electrolytic cell?*
Base your answers to questions 10 on the information below.
The diagram below represents an operating electrolytic cell used to plate silver onto a nickel key. As the cell operates, oxidation occurs at the silver electrode and the mass of the silver electrode decreases.
State the purpose of the power source in the cell.*
Base your answers to questions 11 on the information below.
Metallic elements are obtained from their ores by reduction. Some metals, such as zinc, lead, iron, and copper, can be obtained by heating their oxides with carbon.
More active metals, such as aluminum, magnesium, and sodium, can not be reduced by carbon. These metals can be obtained by the electrolysis of their molten (melted) ores. The diagram below represents an incomplete cell for the electrolysis of molten NaCl. The equation below represents the reaction that occurs when the completed cell operates.
Identify the component required for the electrolysis of molten NaCl that is missing from the cell diagram.*
Base your answers to questions 12 on the information below and on your knowledge of chemistry.
Fossil fuels produce air pollution and may eventually be depleted. Scientists are researching ways to use hydrogen as an alternate fuel.
A device called an artificial leaf was invented to produce hydrogen and oxygen using sunlight and water. The artifical leaf is an electrochemical cell. Equations 1 and 2 below represent the reactions taking place in the leaf. Equation 3 represents a reaction of hydrogen when used as fuel.
Equation 1: 2H2O + energy from sunlight → O2 + 4H+ + 4e−
Equation 2: 4H+ + 4e− → 2H2
Equation 3: 2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(g) + energy
Explain, in terms of energy, why the artificial leaf is an electrolytic cell.*
Base your answers to questions 13 on the information below and on your knowledge of chemistry.
A student develops the list shown below that includes laboratory equipment and materials for constructing a voltaic cell.
Identify one item of laboratory equipment required to build an electrolytic cell that is not included in the list.*
Base your answers to questions 14 on the information below and on your knowledge of chemistry.
An operating voltaic cell has magnesium and silver electrodes. The cell and the ionic equation representing the reaction that occurs in the cell are shown below.
Explain, in terms of electrical energy, how electrolysis reactions differ from voltaic cell reactions.*
Base your answers to questions 15 on the information below and on your knowledge of chemistry.
The electrolysis of brine, a concentrated aqueous sodium chloride solution, produces three important industrial chemicals: chlorine gas, hydrogen gas, and sodium hydroxide. The diagram and equation below represent a brine electrolysis cell. Before the battery is connected, the pH value of the brine solution is 7.0.
Explain, in terms of energy, why this cell is an electrolytic cell.*
