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To find out how current affects the rate of electrolysis  

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Electrolysis experiment. Aim: To find out how current affects the rate of electrolysis. Pre-test: Pre-test Apparatus: 1. Power Pack 2. Stop watch 3. 3 wires 4. Amp meter 5. A piece of Card 6. stop watch 7. Top pan balance Pre-test Method: 1. Check to see if all the apparatus work by forming a small circuit with a bulb 2. Collect apparatus and set them out like the diagram below. Ensure that the positive wire leads to the anode and the negative leads to the cathode. 3. Measure out 50 ml of copper sulphate 4. In to a small class beaker 5. Weigh cathode on top pan balance 6. Slide anode and cathode in to piece of card and place in electrolyte 7. Turn on the power pack 8. Time until two minutes 9. Weigh cathode make sure you do not scrape off any copper 10. Repeat three times 11. Repeat for each current Pre-test Findings: By doing this pre-test I have learnt that: * The analog amp meter is very unreliable it...

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