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Describe the process of refining copper. 

Important Questions on Electricity and Chemical Change

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Draw a circuit to show how you would test whether mercury conducts. 

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Explain why metals are able to conduct electricity. 
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Naphthalene is a molecular substance. Do you think it will conduct electricity when molten? Explain. 

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What does the electrolysis of this molten compound give? 

Sodium chloride, NaCl.

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Name the products at each electrode, when this aqueous solution is electrolysed using an inert electrode: 

a dilute solution of copperII sulphate, CuSO4

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All three products from the electrolysis of brine must be transported with care. Why? 

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What does electroplating mean? 
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Steel cutlery is often electroplated with nickel. Why?