IGCSE CHEMISTRY
C5 ELECTRICITY AND CHEMISTRY
Before you start you can look back at 8EF Elements, Mixtures and Compounds .
If you only remember one thing: THE CATHODE IS THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE; IT ATTRACTS CATIONS (METALS AND/OR hYDROGEN). tHE ANODE IS THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE; IT ATTRACTS ANIONS (NON-METALS). |
This is the fifth of the 14 Chemistry units:
Atoms (C1-3) Compounds (C1-3) Mixtures (C2,3) C4. Stoichiometry C5. Electricity and Chemistry C6. Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions C7. Chemical Reactions C8. Acids, Bases and Salts C9. The PeriodicTable C10. Metals C11. Air and Water C12. Sulphur C13. Carbonates C14. Organic Chemistry |
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Try this Bitesize activity on electrolysis.