Question

how and why does the distance between 2 electrodes affect the rate of electrolysis?

Answer 1

may be as u know if u take eletrode far away from each other the anion and cation which move will take a time due to which internal problem occur like half the way as cation reach to cathode it start returning back as the concentration of cation will deccrease in solution and it will not go towards cathode which will inturn effect the process of electrolysis and vice- versa for anion too..

Answer 2

sorry what, i didn't really understand :/

Answer 3

ok u know what happen in electrolyis i mean tell me the reason y cations and anion move to their respective electrodes

Answer 4

they move because as we know particle always moves from higher concentration to lower concentration rit

Answer 5

now if u put electrodes far away to each other,for example now i m taking cation as it moves towards cathode, half of the way the as cation are moving concentration of cation become less in solution as all were moving towards cathode so they will start returning back to solution now if cations dont go to cathode or anions dont go to anode then how electrolysis occur all the time time they just move here and there

Answer 6

The internal resistance of the cell depends on both the distance between the electrodes and surface area, obviously if distance is more resistance will be more as ions have to travel more encountering more collisions and hence resistance increases depends inversely on the area of the elctrode

Answer 7

If resistance is more obviosuly current is less meaning rate is also less.