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Question
An electrolysis experiment is stopped and the battery terminals are reversed.
Options
The electrolysis will stop
The rate of liberation of material at the electrodes will increase
The rate of liberation of material will remain the same
Heat will be produced at a greater rate
Solution
The rate of liberation of material will remain the same
In an electrolytic cell, both the electrodes are made of the same material. Thus, on reversing the terminals of the battery, the direction of the flow of charges will be reversed, but the rate of the electrolysis will remain the same.
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