What is electroplating ????
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Electroplating :- The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another metal by the process of electrolysis.
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Electrolysis :- The occurence of a chemical reaction by passing electric current through an electrolyte.
Electrolyte :- The solute that gets dissociated in water and conducts electricity.
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➡ Electroplating is a general name for processes that create a metal coating on a solid substrate through the reduction of cations of that metal by means of a direct electric current. ... It is also used to purify metals such as copper...
➡ Electroplating is the process of depositing a metallic coating upon a negatively charged electrode by the passage of an electric current. The purpose of electroplating is to obtain a metallic coating having different properties or dimensions than those of the basis metal.
➡ applications of electroplating :
➡️Tin cans used for storing food are made by electroplating tin metal on to iron.
➡️it is used in bicycle to resist rust or corrosion.
➡️it is used in LPG stoves to resist rust.
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