Wednesday, March 2, 2016

5.3 Write ionic half-equations for the reactions at the electrodes in aluminium extraction

These are the two equations you need to know (all thanks go to Hannah Help)

Al3+ + 3e- > Al
  • 2O2- → O2 + 4e-
(btw, the Al and the O2 come from the aluminium oxide which is broken down via electrolysis)

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