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प्रश्न
Give reason for the following:
For electroplating with silver, silver nitrate is not used as an electrolyte.
उत्तर
Silver nitrate is not used as an electrolyte for electroplating with silver because the deposition of silver will be very fast and, hence, not very smooth and uniform.
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(b) Of what substance must the anode be made up of?
(c) What will the cathode be made up of?
(d) Write the equation for the reaction which takes place at the cathode.
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Step 1: A coating of copper is applied to the object.
Step 2: A coating of nickel is applied to the object.
Step 3: The coating of silver is applied to the object.
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- A diagram of the apparatus used for step 1 is shown
- The chemical process taking place on the surface of the object is \[\ce{Cu^2+(aq) + 2e- ->Cu(s)}\]
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