Question

In the electroplating of copper on a spoon, which electrode should be connected to the spoon?

Answer 1

Answer:

In the process of electroplating of copper on a metallic spoon, the iron spoon is made the cathode. A thin sheet of pure copper is made the anode. When electricity is passed through the solution, Cu2+ ions move towards the cathode and get reduced to copper metal.

Answer 2

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Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏᴘʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴘᴘᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟʟɪᴄ sᴘᴏᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴ sᴘᴏᴏɴ ɪs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛʜᴏᴅᴇ. A ᴛʜɪɴ sʜᴇᴇᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴘᴘᴇʀ ɪs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴅᴇ. Wʜᴇɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄɪᴛʏ ɪs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ, Cᴜ2+ ɪᴏɴs ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛʜᴏᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴘᴘᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ.