When aqueous potassium hydroxide is electrolysed using platinum electrodes, hydrogen gas is produced at the cathode.

      

When aqueous potassium hydroxide is electrolysed using platinum electrodes, hydrogen gas
is produced at the cathode.
a) Give a reason why platinum is described as an inert electrode.
b) Explain how hydrogen gas is produced in this experiment.

  

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sharon
a)Platinum Rod Does Not Form platinum ions in The Solution //Does Not Dissolve In the Electrolyte.
(b) Water Molecules Ionize
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- Hydrogen ions H+(aq) are discharged at the cathode to produce hydrogen gas.
sharon kalunda answered the question on May 17, 2019 at 05:57


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