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Chemical effect of
electric current
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Suryajit Srijanmishra
 Table Contents
– Definition
– Introduction
– Conductor
– Chemical Effects of Electric Current
– Electroplating
– Conclusion

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 Definition
The chemical
reaction that takes
place in a
conducting
solution after
passing an electric
current through it
is called the
chemical effect of
electric current. 3
 Introduction

• The flow of an electric charge between two points

i.e. point A & Point B is electric current. For better
understanding Imagine water in a river carrying
energy from one place to another.
• An electric current is capable of producing
magnetic effects and chemical effects like
electrochemical reactions.
• Electrons have an electric charge which causes
resistors in the light bulbs and electric fires to heat
up. 4
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 Conductor
• A material, substance or object which
allows free flow of electric current is a good
conductor.
• They conduct electricity because they allow
electrons to flow within them on an atom
level.
• Conductors are known for easy
transmission of light and heat.

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 Conductor
Good Conductors
• Materials that allow electric current a free
passage are good conductors of electricity.
Bad Conductors
• Materials that do not allow electric current
free passage are bad conductors of
electricity.

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 Conductor
• Some examples of good conductors are metals like
copper, aluminium while materials like rubber
plastics are bad conductors of electricity. In the
case of liquids, some liquids are good conductors
of electricity while a couple of are bad conductors
of electricity.
• The water obtained from sources like pumps,
wells, ponds, and taps aren't pure and contain
several dissolved salts.

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Chemical Effects of Electric Current
• Passage of current through chemical
solutions causes chemical reactions to
require place.
Chemical effects include:
• Formation of gas bubbles at electrodes
• Deposition of metals at electrodes
• Changes in solution colour

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 Electrolysis

• It is a process
in which a
layer of one
metal is
coated with
another metal
by
electrolysis.
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 Electroplating
• To coat a silver spoon with gold, we take
the acidified solution of the metal to be
coated (gold chloride with hydrochloric
acid) as electrolyte and the article to be
electroplated (silver spoon) is taken as a
cathode.
• Take a thick plate of the metal to be
deposited (gold plate) as an anode.

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 Electroplating
• The silver spoon is cleaned with a dilute
acid solution to remove the oxide layer
from its surface and washed in running
water until it is free from the acid.
• The silver spoon thus cleaned is suspended
in the acidified gold chloride solution
(electrolyte) kept in a beaker.

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 Electroplating
• The silver spoon is cleaned with a dilute acid
solution to remove the oxide layer from its
surface and washed in running water until it is
free from the acid.
• The silver spoon thus cleaned is suspended in
the acidified gold chloride solution
(electrolyte) kept in a beaker.
• A thick plate of gold (taken as an anode) is
also suspended in the gold chloride solution.

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 Electroplating
• The circuit is completed using a battery and
key.
• Let the current pass through it for about 15
minutes and remove the electrodes from
the solution.
• Thus the silver spoon will look like a gold
spoon.

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 Electroplating
Uses of Electroplating:
• The most extensive use of gold plating is on
jewellery and watch cases.
• Zinc coatings prevent the corrosion of steel
articles.
• Nickel and chromium-coated articles are
used in automobiles and household
appliances.

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 Conclusion

 The consequences are known as the chemical

effects of electric current.
 Example: Whenever an electric current has been
carried through a solution of a metal salt,
including solutions of copper sulfate, metal
however is accumulated at the negatively charged
electrode even though the metal would be
positively charged.

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