CURICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

PRETEST
TOPIC: ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Time: 15 minutes

Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the table below.
Pretest Answer Table
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Answer

Which of the following is a non-electrolyte?

A methylbenzene
B Sodium chloride solution
C Hydrochloric acid
D Aqueous ammonia

The apparatus shown in Figure 1 was set-up.

Carbon electrodes
Substance X
Figure 1
Which of the following substance X causes the bulb to light up when electricity passes
through?
A Ethanol
B Molten naphthalene
C Molten lead(II) iodide
D Glucose solution
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Which of the following conducts an electric current but remains chemically

unchanged?
A Molten lead(II) bromide
B Molten acetamide
C Magnesium
D Ethanol

Electrolytes are able to conduct electricity because

A They decompose in the solid state
B Free ions are present in the aqueous or molten state
C Electrons can flow through in the solid state
D Water molecules dissociate into H+ and OH58

Tetrachloromethane is unable to conduct electricity because

A It contains freely moving ions
B It exists as molecules
C It is in the gaseous state
D Its ions receive or donate electrons

Which of the following statement is true about electrolytes?

A Electrolytes have very high melting points
B Electrolytes contain mobile ions
C Electrolytes conduct electricity without undergoing any chemical changes
D Electrolytes are soluble in water

What is produced at the anode by the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride using
carbon electrodes?
A Sodium
B Oxygen
C Chlorine
D Hydrogen

What are the ions present in molten lead(II) bromide?

A Pb+ and BrB Pb2+ and Br2
C Pb2+ and Br2D Pb2+ and Br-

In the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride using carbon electrodes, which of the
following half-equation represents the reaction at the anode?
A 4OH-(aq) 2H2O(l) + O2(g) + 4e
B Na+(l) + 2e Na(s)
C 2Cl-(l) Cl2(g) + 2e
D 2H+(aq) + 2e H2(g)

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10 Figure 2 shows the electrolysis of molten lead(II) chloride in the laboratory. Which of
the following observations would be obtained?

Carbon electrodes
Molten lead(II) chloride

Figure 2

A
B
C
D

Anode
Brown gas released
Greenish yellow gas released
Shining grey metal formed
Shining grey metal formed

Cathode
Shining grey metal formed
Shining grey metal formed
Greenish yellow gas released
Colourless gas formed

11 Which of the following occur during the electrolysis of molten sodium bromide?
I
II
III
IV

Electrons move from cathode to anode

Sodium ions are attracted to cathode
Bromide ion accept electron from the anode
Bromide ions move towards anode

A
B
C
D

II and IV only
I and III only
1, II and III only
II, III and IV only

12 What are the products of the electrolysis of molten zinc chloride using carbon
electrodes?
Anode
Cathode
A Hydrogen
Oxygen
B Oxygen
Hydrogen
C Zinc
Chlorine
D Chlorine
Zinc
13 Which of the following equation would represent the reaction that occurs at the
cathode during electrolysis of molten lead(II) bromide?
A 2Br- Br2 + 2e
B 2Br- + 2e Br2
C Pb2+ Pb + 2e
D Pb2+ + 2e Pb

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Which of the following statements are true about an electrolyte?

I
Electrolyte can conduct electricity in solid state
II Electrolyte can conduct electricity in the molten state or in aqueous solution
III Electrolyte contains freely moving ions
IV Electrolyte can be decomposed by electric current
A
B
C
D

I and III only

II, III and IV only
I, II and III only
I, II, III and IV

15 Figure 3 shows the electrolysis of molten lead(II) chloride in the laboratory. Which
equations represent the half reactions at the anode and cathode?

Carbon electrodes
Molten lead(II) chloride

Figure 3

A
B
C
D

Anode
2Cl- Cl2 + 2e
Cl2 + 2e 2ClPb2+ + 2e Pb
Pb2+ + 2e Pb

Cathode
Pb2+ + 2e Pb
Pb2+ + 2e Pb
2Cl- Cl2 + 2e
Cl2 + 2e 2Cl-

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