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For Using electrolysis to extract metals, which electrolysis focus answer best supports this Unit 4.4 objective: Describe aluminium ions gaining electrons at the cathode to form aluminium?
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practice
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Topic
Electrolysis
Question
- A. They gain electrons to form aluminium. - correct electrolysis focus for cathode
- B. Wrong electrolysis focus: confuses cathode with a nearby Unit 4.4 chemical change idea
- C. Wrong particle check: uses the wrong ion, electrode, acid-base term, or product for Using electrolysis to extract metals
- D. Wrong reaction link: does not support Describe aluminium ions gaining electrons at the cathode to form aluminium
Answer
The correct option is They gain electrons to form aluminium. - correct electrolysis focus for cathode.
Explanation
The correct option is They gain electrons to form aluminium. - correct electrolysis focus for cathode. They gain electrons to form aluminium. - correct electrolysis focus for cathode is correct because it directly supports the approved learning objective to describe aluminium ions gaining electrons at the cathode to form aluminium. This electrolysis focus variant asks students to separate cathode from similar Unit 4.4 chemical-change ideas. The reasoning belongs to Using electrolysis to extract metals within Electrolysis, so it should not be confused with nearby ideas about acids, alkalis, bases, oxidation, reduction, displacement, reactivity, electrolysis, electrodes, ions, pH, or salt preparation unless those are named in the objective. Use the focus term cathode to keep the answer aligned with AQA GCSE Chemistry 8462 Unit 4.4 Chemical changes. Keep acid, alkali and base distinct; keep oxidation and reduction distinct; do not mix reduction with displacement; keep electrolysis separate from electroplating; distinguish anode from cathode, positive ions from negative ions, oxidation state from ionic charge, and strong acid from concentrated acid. The other options are weaker because they either use the wrong reaction type, wrong ion, wrong electrode, wrong acid-base distinction, vague wording, or the wrong chemical-change context.
Common mistake
Aluminium ions are reduced to aluminium metal at the anode
Students often think that aluminium ions gain electrons at the anode, so aluminium metal is produced there
Aluminium ions (Al³⁺) are reduced at the cathode, where they gain three electrons to form aluminium metal (Al). The anode is where oxidation occurs, so oxygen gas is produced from oxide ions.
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