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1. 1990/II/23
A student tries to plate a copper ring with nickel using the set-up below:

Which of the following combinations is correct?

Anode Cathode Electrolyte
A. copper ring nickel rod Ni2+ (aq)
B. nickel rod copper ring Ni2+ (aq)
C. copper ring nickel rod Cu2+ (aq)
D. nickel rod copper ring Cu2+ (aq)

2. 1991/II/6
Questions 2 and 3 refer to the following electrolysis experiment.

The gas collected at electrodes X and Y respectively are in the volume ratio of
A. 1 : 1 B. 1 : 2 C. 1 : 4 D. 2 : 1

3. 1991/II/7
Which of the following statements concerning the experiment is/are correct?
(1) The pH value of the potassium sulphate solution remains unchanged at the end of the experiment
(2) The concentration of the potassium sulphate solution remains unchanged at the end of the experiment
(3) The products of electrolysis at electrodes X and Y would remain unchanged if 2 M sulphuric acid were
used instead of 2 M potassium sulphate solution
A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only

4. 1991/II/47
1st statement 2nd statement
Distilled water is a poor conductor of electricity. Distilled water contains an equal number of H+ (aq) ions
and OH–(aq) ions.

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5. 1992/II/37
Which of the following aqueous solutions, when electrolyzed using carbon electrodes, will liberate only gaseous
products at both electrodes?
(1) KOH(aq)
(2) AgNO3(aq)
(3) MgCl2 (aq)
A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1),(2) and (3)

6. 1993/II/19

In the above experiment, which of the following major products will be liberated at the electrodes?
cathode anode
A. magnesium oxygen
B. magnesium bromine
C. hydrogen bromine
D. hydrogen oxygen

7. 1994/II/4
Both rubidium (Rb) and sodium are elements in Group I of the Periodic Table, but rubidium is more reactive
than sodium. When a rubidium hydroxide solution is electrolyzed using platinum electrodes, hydrogen gas is
liberated at cathode.
Which of the following statements is a correct explanation for the phenomenon described above?
A. The H+(aq) ion accepts an electron more readily than the Rb+ (aq) ion
B. The H+ (aq) ion is more mobile than the Rb+ (aq) ion and migrates faster to the cathode
C. Rubidium is first liberated, but it reacts immediately with water to give hydrogen gas
D. The concentration of H+ (aq) ion is higher than that of Rb+ (aq) ions in the rubidium hydroxide solution

8. 1994/II/13
When a substance X is electrolyzed using platinum electrodes, a gas is collected at each electrode. X may be
A. silver nitrate solution B. potassium chloride solution
C. molten sodium chloride D. molten copper(II) chloride

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9. 1995/II/11
A student tries to electroplate an iron ring with nickel using the set-up shown below?

Which of the following combinations is correct?

Solution X Anode Cathode
A. Iron (II) sulphate solution Iron ring Nickel rod
B. Iron (II) sulphate solution Nickel rod Iron ring
C. Nickel (II) sulphate solution Iron ring Nickel rod
D. Nickel (II) sulphate solution Nickel rod Iron ring

10. 1996/II/30
Q.10 and Q.11 refer to the following experiment.

Which of the following combinations is correct?

Gas X Gas Y Gas X Gas Y
A. Chloride Hydrogen B. Chloride Oxygen
C. Hydrogen Chloride D. Oxygen Hydrogen

11. 1996/II/31
Which of the following statements concerning the above experiment is/are correct?
(1) Platinum electrodes should be used
(2) The concentration of Na+ (aq) ions around the cathode increase
(3) The solution changes from colorless to pink
A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only

12. 1996/II/35
In which of the following processes will lead be produced?
(1) the electrolysis of molten lead (II) bromide
(2) heating lead (II) oxide strongly
(3) adding magnesium to lead (II) nitrate solution
A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only

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13. 1996/II/38
Which of the following substance are commonly found in the waste water produced by electroplating factories?
(1) acids
(2) alkalis
(3) cyanides
A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1),(2) and (3)

14. 1997/II/7
During the electrolysis of 1 M copper (II) chloride solution using copper electrodes, which of the following
changes would occur at the electrodes?
Cathode Anode
A. Hydrogen liberated Chloride liberated
B. Copper deposited Chloride liberated
C. Copper dissolved Copper deposited
D. Copper deposited Copper dissolved

15. 1999/II/42
Consider the following experiment:

Which of the following statements concerning the experiment are correct?

(1) Gas bubbles are evolved at electrode X
(2) An orange color gradually appears in the solution around electrode Y
(3) The experiment can be used to show that ions migrate towards oppositely charged electrodes
A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1),(2) and (3)

16. 2000/II/5
Which of the following gases are the major products liberated in the electrolysis of concentrated sodium chloride
solution using carbon electrodes?
Cathode Anode
A. hydrogen chlorine
B. chlorine hydrogen
C. hydrogen oxygen
D. oxygen hydrogen

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17. 2001/II/44
Consider the set-up shown below :

Which of the following statements are correct?

(1) The solution around electrode X turns brown
(2) The mass of electrode X remains unchanged
(3) Reduction occurs at electrode Y
A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

18. 2002/II/10
Consider the set-up shown below :

Electrons flow from X to Y in the external circuit. Which of the following combinations is correct?
X Y Z
A. carbon silver silver nitrate solution
B. zinc magnesium magnesium sulphate solution
C. carbon carbon copper(II) sulphate solution
D. zinc carbon silver nitrate solution

19. 2002/II/47
1st statement 2nd statement
During electrolysis, oxidation takes place at the cathode. Cations accept electrons and are
discharged at the cathode.
20. 2003/II/15
In the electrolysis of a copper(II) sulphate solution, copper is used as the anode and carbon as the cathode.
Which of the following statements concerning this electrolysis is correct?
A. The concentration of Cu2+ (aq) ions in the solution remains unchanged
B. The concentration of H+ (aq) ions in the solution increases
C. O2 (g) is liberated at anode
D. H2 (g) is liberated at cathode

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21. 2004/II/43
In which of the following processes would hydrogen be produced?
(1) electrolysis of an aqueous solution of potassium bromide
(2) passing steam over heated iron powder
(3) adding zinc granules to dilute ethanoic acid
A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1),(2) and (3)

22. 2005/II/31
In which of the following combinations will oxygen be produced as the major product at the anode during
electrolysis?
electrolyte cathode anode
A. 0.1M CuCl2 platinum platinum
B. 0.1 M CuCl2 copper copper
C. 5 M HCl platinum platinum
D. 5 M HCl copper copper

23. 2007/II/45
Using carbon as electrodes, which of the following solutions would give hydrogen upon electrolysis?
(1) 1 M silver nitrate solution
(2) 2 M sodium hydroxide solution
(3) 3 M calcium chloride solution
A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only

24. 2008/II/48
Upon electrolysis, which of the following solutions would give hydrogen at carbon dioxide and oxygen at
platinum anode?
(1) very dilute sodium chloride solution
(2) dilute copper(II) sulphate solution
(3) concentrated potassium sulphate solution
A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only

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