Definition

• Electrolysis is when electricity occurs in liquid

• Electricity in liquid can only occurs in molten ionic compound and aqueous solution

• Liquid conducts electricity and chemical changes occurs while liquid metal wont make any chemical changes as they rely on the sea of "delocalized electrons"

Electrolysis And Movement Of Ions

• Electrolysis occurs when there are 2 graphite places on a liquid

As you can see, there is beaker with water in it, with that stays cathode and anode which are 2 graphite's and a electrolyte solution

• Ions move freely and conduct electricity

• There are anions and cations in the solution

• The anions go to anode as they are negatively charged particles

• The cations go to the cathode as they are positively charged

• Anions move to anode and cations move to cathode as anode is positively charged and cathode is negatively charged making the opposite attract

• When anions and cations move through the cathode and anode they form electricity

Electrolyte And Non-Electrolyte

• Electrolyte is a ionic compound that conducts electricity

• Non-electrolyte is a ionic compound that doesn't conduct electricity