Question 1 Report
(a)Give two reasons why aluminium is preferred to copper for making overhead electric cables.
(ii) Describe briefly the electrolytic extraction of aluminium from purified bauxite.
(b) The diagram below represents an electrolytic cell used for the purification of copper.
(i) Which of the electrodes I and II increases in mass during the electrolysis? Give reasons for your answers
(ii) State with reason the site of oxidation
(iii) Identify III and explain why its colour does not change in intensity during the electrolysis.
(c) Calculate the current in amperes that will deposit 8.00 g of calcium from used CaCl\(_2\) in 1 hour 15 minutes. [Ca = 40.0; 1 Faraday = 96500C]