Question 6: Electrolytic Cell (3 points) Unit 5
a. What kind of reaction occurs in an electrolytic cell? What characterizes its voltage? (1 point)

b. What makes an electrolytic cell work? Name two applications of electrolytic cells. (1 point)

c. If a piece of jewelry were electroplated with gold for 25 seconds at 1.5 A, how many grams of gold would be plated?

(Note: 1 A = 6.241 1018 e–/s. The reaction for the reduction of gold ions to gold metal is Au+ + 1e– Au(s).) (1 point)