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Electrolysis of magnesium sulphate using copper electrodes
« on: September 27, 2015, 09:22:52 PM »
I am looking to electrolysis of magnesium sulphate using copper electrodes please could anyone predict the products formed?I will use 9 volts of current

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Re: Electrolysis of magnesium sulphate using copper electrodes
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2015, 02:26:34 AM »
Have you consulted reduction potential tables? What are ions present in the solution?
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Re: Electrolysis of magnesium sulphate using copper electrodes
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2015, 06:53:46 AM »
No could u please tell me more about it

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Re: Electrolysis of magnesium sulphate using copper electrodes
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2015, 07:00:16 AM »
Sorry, that's not how the forum works. You have to do your legwork first. Any general chemistry book will teach you basic knowledge about electrolysis - please read it and come here when you have detailed questions.
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Re: Electrolysis of magnesium sulphate using copper electrodes
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2015, 02:28:07 PM »
More detailed informations to check:

Is magnesium electrolysis in water possible? Do you know a condition for a metal to deposit from an aqueous solution?

Do copper electrodes participate in electrolysis? There is one known example with sulphate. Is copper a good choice at all?

What are typical voltages for electrolysis? Hint: they resemble one-cell battery voltages, since both result from the same values. Do 9V single-cells exist?

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