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During the electrolytic refining of copper,Only one correct answerA.The anode is pure copperB.The cathode is a strip of impure copperC.Pure copper is deposited at cathode on passing electric currentD.Oxygen gas is evolved at anode on passing electric current

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During the electrolytic refining of copper,Only one correct answerA.The anode is pure copperB.The cathode is a strip of impure copperC.Pure copper is deposited at cathode on passing electric currentD.Oxygen gas is evolved at anode on passing electric current

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The correct answer is C. Pure copper is deposited at the cathode on passing electric current.

Here's the step by step process:

  1. In the electrolytic refining of copper, the anode is made from impure copper, not pure copper. So, option A is incorrect.

  2. The cathode is usually a thin sheet of pure copper, not a strip of impure copper. So, option B is incorrect.

  3. When electric current is passed through the solution, copper ions from the anode are dissolved in the solution and are deposited on the cathode as pure copper. So, option C is correct.

  4. At the anode, copper goes into solution as copper(II) ions. For every copper ion that is deposited at the cathode in principle another one goes into solution at the anode. The concentration of the solution should stay the same. All the impurities fall to the bottom of the cell as anode mud. Therefore, oxygen gas is not evolved at the anode. So, option D is incorrect.

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