Chemistry GCSE
Electrolysis and direct current
What Electrolysis and direct current means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Electrolysis and direct current
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Passing a direct current through an electrolyte causes the mobile ions to move towards the electrodes, and this process is electrolysis.
Topics that use Electrolysis and direct current
- The process of electrolysis (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Anode
- Cathode
- Electrode processes
- Electrolysis
- Electrolyte
- Ion migration in electrolytes
- Non-electrolyte
- Anions
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