(a) What is an electrolytic cell? (b) The negative terminal of a voltage source is connected to...

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(a) What is an electrolytic cell?
(b) The negative terminal of a voltage source is connected to an electrode of an electrolytic cell. Is the electrode the anode or the cathode of the cell? Explain.
(c) The electrolysis of water is often done with a small amount of sulfuric acid added to the water. What is the role of the sulfuric acid?
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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