REDOX and Electrolysis Vocabulary
Across
- 3. the state of an ionic compound when it has been melted
- 5. a negatively charged subatomic particle transferred in redox reactions
- 7. a common inert electrode material
- 10. the decomposition of an ionic compound using electricity
- 11. a positively charged ion
- 12. a solution in which a substance is dissolved in water
- 13. loss of electrons
- 14. the gas produced at the anode during electrolysis of water
- 15. the release of an element or ion during electrolysis
- 17. describes a substance that has gained electrons
- 19. describes a substance that has lost electrons
Down
- 1. a negatively charged ion
- 2. the metal deposited at the cathode during electrolysis of copper(II) sulfate
- 4. the substance that contains mobile ions and conducts electricity
- 6. the negative electrode where reduction occurs
- 8. an electrode that does not react during electrolysis
- 9. the gas produced at the cathode during electrolysis of water
- 12. the positive electrode where oxidation occurs
- 16. gain of electrons
- 18. a charged particle formed when an atom gains or loses electrons