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Mnemonic for electrolysis
thukon:
yeah but theres an order kind of like the reactivity series for which ions are given out and which ones stay in the electrolyte.
12345abc:
here:
for cations reactivity series:
please-K
send-Na
cats-Ca
monkeys-Mg
and-Al
zebras-Zn
in-iron
large-lead
hired-H
cages-Cu
make-Hg
sure-Ag
padlocked-platinum
for anions:
someone -sulphate
only-hydroxide(gives oxygen on oxidation)
nice-nitrate
cleans-chloride
broken -bromide
items-iodide
for crude oil fractions:
please-petroleum gases
never - naphtha
kill-kerosene
dolphins-diesel oil
living-lubricating oil
bravely-bitumen
for litmus paper,here's how i avoid confusion:
Be right back
blue-red-blue
blue-red(acid) red-blue(base)
for solubilities,
PCB for sulphates (Pb-lead,Ca-calcium,Ba-barium)
thukon:
WOW THANKS MAN!!! BIG HELP!!! AT LEAST THERE ARE SOME PPL ON THIS FORUM WHO DONT DILLY DALLY BY POSTING TECHNICALLY CORRECT BUT PRACTICALLY USELESS INFO!!! + rep for u.
12345abc:
--- Quote from: thukon on May 30, 2009, 11:19:40 am ---WOW THANKS MAN!!! BIG HELP!!! AT LEAST THERE ARE SOME PPL ON THIS FORUM WHO DONT DILLY DALLY BY POSTING TECHNICALLY CORRECT BUT PRACTICALLY USELESS INFO!!! + rep for u.
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no problem ,and thanx
nid404:
i know some ppl who get confused with the electrodes; so here's 1
PANIC
Positive Anode Negative Is Cathode
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