Question

1. Create a diagram of your electroplating apparatus (an electrolytic cell). Then submit your drawing with the following terms labeled correctly.
• anode
• cathode
• copper strip
• battery
• positive terminal
• negative terminal
• place where oxidation occurs
• place where reduction occurs
• electrolyte solution
• coin (or nail)
• direction of electron flow

Answer 1

A picture of the electroplating apparatus can be found attached. The nail (cathode) is completely submerged and that is where reduction happens. In the other side, the copper strip is (anode) where oxidation happens. The electron flow happens from the anode to the cathode. The positive charge of the battery is attached to the anode while the negative side is attached to the cathode.