Why is copper refined electrolytically rather than chemically?
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Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
At the cathode Cu2+ + 2e− → Cu, so copper is deposited. At the anode the copper itself dissolves: Cu → Cu2+ + 2e−. Copper ions are replaced as fast as they are removed, so the concentration and the blue colour stay the same.
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This is the principle of the electrolytic refining of copper.
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