Which term best describes the process in which an external electric current is used…
CHEMISTRY · Single correct · AP · Chemistry · Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry · Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry
Problem
Which term best describes the process in which an external electric current is used to decompose molten MgCl2(l) into liquid magnesium at the cathode and chlorine gas at the anode?
(a) Electroplating
(b) Spontaneous redox reaction
(c) Electrolysis
(d) Galvanic (voltaic) cell