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Define Electrolyte and electrolysis. ​

Answer 1

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An electrolyte is a chemical compound that dissociates into ions and hence is capable of transporting electric charge - i.e. an electrolyte is an electric conductor; unlike metals the flow of charge is not a flow of electrons, but is a movement of ions.

Electrolysis is a technique that uses a direct electric current (DC) to drive an otherwise non-spontaneous chemical reaction. Electrolysis is commercially important as a stage in the separation of elements from naturally occurring sources such as ores using an electrolytic cell. The voltage that is needed for electrolysis to occur is called the decomposition potential.

Answer 2

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1. Electrolysis - It is the process by which an ionic or an electrovalent compound dissociates into its free radicals or ions(namely, cations and anions) by the passage of a direct electric current.
2. Electrolyte - It is a jelly-like solution which contains ions and can be decomposed to form respective products as a result of electrolysis.