Chemistry GCSE
Ion competition in aqueous solution
What Ion competition in aqueous solution means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The compound supplies a positive ion and a negative ion, while water supplies H⁺ and OH⁻, and the appropriate ions are discharged at each electrode.
Topics that use Ion competition in aqueous solution
- Electrolysis of aqueous solutions (AQA GCSE)
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- Anode
- Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
- Half-equations for reduction
- Halide preference at the anode
- Hypothesis development and testing
- Identification of electrode products
- Inert electrodes and control variables
- Observation and product identification
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