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electrolysis

Mr joey - 1-3-2011 at 02:35


Mr joey - 1-3-2011 at 02:37

can someone help me to solve chemical reaction
fecl3(liquid) + cu(solid)=???

Mr joey - 1-3-2011 at 02:39

how to make electrolysis to get copper?

hissingnoise - 1-3-2011 at 06:55

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how to make electrolysis to get copper?

The question is vague, but anyway . . .
Impure copper is purified by electrolysis by making it the anode and plating it onto a cathode of pure copper.

And; FeCl<sub>3</sub> + Cu --->FeCl<sub>2</sub> +CuCl
The reaction barely proceeds in the absence of O<sub>2</sub>.



[Edited on 1-3-2011 by hissingnoise]