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For Electrolysis of aqueous solutions, which acid-base focus answer best supports this Unit 4.4 objective: Predict that oxygen is produced at the anode unless the solution contains halide ions?

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MCQ

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practice

Style

Topic

Electrolysis

Question

  1. A. They move to the anode. - correct acid-base focus for oxygen
  2. B. Wrong acid-base focus: confuses oxygen with a nearby Unit 4.4 chemical change idea
  3. C. Wrong particle check: uses the wrong ion, electrode, acid-base term, or product for Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
  4. D. Wrong reaction link: does not support Predict that oxygen is produced at the anode unless the solution contains halide ions

Answer

The correct option is They move to the anode. - correct acid-base focus for oxygen.

Explanation

The correct option is They move to the anode. - correct acid-base focus for oxygen. They move to the anode. - correct acid-base focus for oxygen is correct because it directly supports the approved learning objective to predict that oxygen is produced at the anode unless the solution contains halide ions. This acid-base focus variant asks students to separate oxygen from similar Unit 4.4 chemical-change ideas. The reasoning belongs to Electrolysis of aqueous solutions 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 oxygen 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

Misunderstanding Anode Products

Students often predict that oxygen is produced at the anode in all cases without considering the presence of halide ions.

Students should remember that oxygen is produced at the anode unless halide ions are present, in which case chlorine, bromine, or iodine will be produced instead.

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