Lesson: Chapter 12 — Electrochemistry

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Question 3

In an electrolytic cell, what is the anode?

A The negative electrode, where oxidation happens B The negative electrode, where reduction happens C The positive electrode, where oxidation happens D The positive electrode, where reduction happens

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The positive electrode, where oxidation happens. Oxidation is always at the anode; in electrolysis that electrode is the positive one.

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