If you needed to make ultrapure silver from crude silver, where would you collect the pure silver metal in an electrolytic cell?

A. cathode

B. anode

C. connecting wires

D. power source

***not too sure.. i think it's either A or B.. what do y'all think? @thomaster @abb0t @aaronq :)

Question

If you needed to make ultrapure silver from crude silver, where would you collect the pure silver metal in an electrolytic cell?

A.       cathode

B.       anode

C.       connecting wires

D.       power source

***not too sure.. i think it's either A or B.. what do y'all think? @thomaster @abb0t @aaronq  :)

abb0t · Answer

I honestly don't remember much about electrochemistry.

anonymous · Answer

ohh okay :) haha thanks tho @abb0t :)

do you understand this @thomaster or @aaronq ? :D

aaronq · Answer

you'd be looking for where the metal will deposit into the electrode, not where the metal will leave the electrode and go into solution !

anonymous · Answer

so it'd be neither A or B? 

so is it C? since that's what deposits them? I'm not too sure :(

aaronq · Answer

your initial assumption (it's A or B) was right. Think about where the electrons flow to and from

anonymous · Answer

ohh okay i see :P

well i know (from earlier!) That oxidation occurs at the anode and reduction is at the cathode... :/ but I'm not sure how to compare them in this situation :(

aaronq · Answer

okay, so if you oxidize a metal, (remove electrons) it will start to fall apart (because electrons are bonds) and go into solution. SO you're looking for the place where reduction happens

anonymous · Answer

ohh okay.. so the answer is cathode? A? :D

aaronq · Answer

YUP !

anonymous · Answer

aweomse! thank you :)

anonymous · Answer

aweomse! thank you :)