Electrolysis+of+Aqueous+Electrolytes

=Electrolysis of Aqueous Electrolytes=
 * **An aqueous electrolytes** are a mixtures of two electrolytes - **the compound and water**.
 * water ionises to produce hydrogen ions, H+, and hydroxide ions, OH-:
 * H2O (l) ←→ H+ (aq) + OH- (aq)
 * with the presence of more than one type of anions and cations, selection of ions for preferential discharged is based on the following factors:
 * 1) position of ion in the electrochemical series
 * 2) concentration of ion
 * 3) nature of electrode

**Position of ion in Electrochemical series**

 * Figure 2 below shows the electrochemical series for cations and anions:**