Question

During electrolytic refining of zinc, it gets
(a) deposited on cathode
(b) deposited on anode
(c) deposited on cathode as well as anode
(d) remains in the solution

NCERT Class X
Science - Exemplar Problems

Chapter_Metals and Non Metals

Answer 1

(a) deposited on cathode.

Answer 2

The zinc gets deposited on cathode while the electrolytic refining of the zinc.

Answer: Option a, Cathode

Explanation:

The electrolytic refining of the metals, make it ionized into its radicalized form, where zinc gets as Zinc +2 and hence it is cation, it get deposited at negative terminal of electrode. The negative terminal of electrode is cathode, where zinc gets deposited. The positive terminal will be anode. Cathode delivers electrons and become positive