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Which of the following reactions takes place at the anode during the electroplating of an article with silver?

ICSE Class 10 Chemistry PYQ · 2023 Paper · Section A

1(v)1 Mark · 2023 · Section A · 2023 Paper

Which of the following reactions takes place at the anode during the electroplating of an article with silver?

(a)Ag - 1e^- ⟶ Ag¹⁺
(b)Ag + 1e^- ⟶ Ag^1-
(c)Ag - 1e^- ⟶ Ag
(d)None of the above

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Ag - 1e^- ⟶ Ag¹⁺

Reason — During electroplating of an article with silver, the silver anode loses electrons to give Ag¹⁺ ions in the solution.

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