Essays Tagged: "Electrolyte"

A battery recycling proposal for a small scale community like a school.

information, collection, and disposal.InformationInside a battery, heavy metals react with chemical electrolyte to produce the batteries power. It is these heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, ...

(2 pages) 65 0 3.7 Jun/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

What Is Electrolysis

roduction of chemical changes by passing an electric current through a solution or molten salt (the electrolyte), resulting in the migration of ions to the electrodes: positive ions (cations) to the n ...

(1 pages) 23 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Acids, Bases and pH Scales

s any substance that produces a proton H+, when dissolved in water and the resulting solution is an electrolyte. A base is any substance that produces hydroxide ions, when dissolved in water; they are ...

(2 pages) 56 0 4.2 Sep/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Eating Healthy in Athletics

can stop even the finest athlete from playing his or her best game.Sodium and potassium are the two electrolytes most often added to sports drinks. Generally, electrolyte replacement is not needed dur ... not needed during short bursts of exercise since sweat is approximately 99% water and less than 1% electrolytes. Water, with a well-balanced diet, will restore normal fluid and electrolyte levels in ...

(2 pages) 35 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Reaction between HCl and Marble Chips

An Investigation into the effect of concentration of an electrolyte upon the amount of energy that is able to pass through it.Aim: To prove that the concent ... pon the amount of energy that is able to pass through it.Aim: To prove that the concentration of an electrolyte affects the current that can be passed through itApparatus: Electrodes,Beaker,Lab PackMe ... on: I believe that as the concentration increases, so does the amount of current passed through the electrolyte. I believe that the graph that I will get from the experiment will be this. I believe th ...

(3 pages) 59 4 3.3 Jan/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Electrolysis.

lectrodes the same. I also could have made sure that the crocodile clips were completely out of the electrolyte. Also I could have taken a much wider range of readings, from 0.2A to 1A at smaller inte ... different times. I could have also investigated the other variables, such as the temperature of the electrolyte, the concentration of the electrolyte, the separation of the electrodes, and the size of ...

(13 pages) 40 1 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

ELECTROCHEMISTRY

carbonate each constitute about 4% of the electroplating solution.- the composition of the electrolyte varies with different plating process.- the electrode half-reactions are: Anode ...

(1 pages) 1353 0 0.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Potassium

work, and pathways between muscles and the brain. It caries a tiny electrical charge, making it an electrolyte. Potassium is one of the bloods main minerals. Cells contain 98% of the potassium in the ...

(2 pages) 1440 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The application of Electrolysis?

de. The dissolved or molten ionic compound which is to be split into its constituents is called the electrolyte. This is the simple setup of electrolysis.�Electrolysis In Molten StateWhen a sal ... ent to displace them. This is why electrolysis is used to extract these metals form their salts.The electrolyte has to be a molten salt of the metal which is to be extracted. For example to extract So ...

(6 pages) 12 0 0.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Experiment: Galvanic Cells

tigation to measure the difference in electrical potential of differentcombinations of metals in an electrolyte solution using standard conditions. Also, to account forthe difference in potential betw ... ls and equipment. Clean two beakers. Half fill these two beakers with50mL each of the corresponding electrolyte solution to the metal being tested. Fold a piece of filterpaper into a strip. Dip this c ...

(7 pages) 16 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Nickel metal hydrive battery for electric vehical

H2O + e = MH + OH Ni(OH)2 +OH = NiOOH + H2O + e From equation (1) and (2) there is no net change in electrolyte quantity or concentration over the charge and discharge cycle. We can see that it is dif ... ogen in the bulk metal go through the surface by diffusion to react with hydroxyl ions at the metal electrolyte interface, the surface porosity, the oxide thickness, electrical conductivity, topology ...

(2 pages) 2019 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Conductivity

asuring the conductance of a solution of known specific conductance.The specific conductivity of an electrolyte is dependent on its equivalent concentration and the mobility of the ions present. For a ... ambda;ºm , is the molar conductivity at infinite dilution. It is constant and dependent on the electrolyte. On the other hand, the constant K is dependent on the stoichiometry of the electrolyte ...

(4 pages) 6 0 0.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Title: Dehydration Instructions: Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper about the effects of dehydration.

What happens to the body when it does not get the water it needs?Compare and contrast how different electrolytes-sodium, potassium, and chloride- function in the body.What effects can alcohol and caff ... as carry the body's needed nutrients throughout the entire body.Compare and contrast how different electrolytes-sodium, potassium, and chloride- function in the body.Electrolytes - chemicals in the b ...

(5 pages) 63 0 0.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

Investigating a factor that affects the volume of H2 at the cathode in an electrolysis reaction

ng about a non-spontaneous redox reaction. In an electrolytic cell electricity is passed through an electrolyte and electrical energy is converted into chemical energy. Electrolysis enables neutral el ... on reactions. The power source pushes electrons towards the negative electrode where they enter the electrolyte. They are released at the positive terminal and returned to the source. The current is p ...

(2 pages) 1957 0 2.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry