Be sure to answer all parts. In the electrolysis of molten BaI2, (a) What product forms at the negative electrode? (b) What product forms at the positive electrode? You do not need to include the states of matter in your answer.

(a) Barium is produced at the negative electrode

(b) Iodine is produced at the positive electrode

Explanation:

When  an electric current is passed through a solution containing electrolyte, a non spontaneous reaction is stimulated. This results in the flow of positively charged ions to negatively charged electrodes(cathode) and negatively charged ions to positively charged electrodes(anode)

When an electric current is passed through molten in the electrolytic cell, the following reactions takes place:

                                            → + 2

At the anode;

Iodine ions will lose an electron and will be oxidized to iodine

→ +

At  the cathode;

Barium ions gains electrons and its reduced to barium metal

+ → Ba

when 25.0 ml of 0.700 mol/l naoh was mixed in a calorimeter with 25.0 ml of 0.700 mol/l hcl, both initially at 20.0 °c, the temperature increased to 22.1 °c. the heat capacity of the calorimeter is 279 j/°c.

the equation for the reaction is:

naoh + hcl → nacl + h₂o

moles of hcl = 0.0250 l hcl ×

0.700

mol hcl

1 l hcl = 0.0175 mol hcl

volume of solution = (25.0 + 25.0) ml = 50.0 ml

mass of solution = 50.0 ml soln ×

1.00

ml soln

= 50.0 g soln

δt=t2-t1

= (22.1 – 20.0) °c = 2.1 °c

the heats involved are

heat from neutralization + heat to warm solution + heat to warm calorimeter = 0

q1+q2+q3=0

nδh+mcδt+cδt=0

0.0175 mol ×

δh

+ 50.0 g × 4.184 j·g⁻¹°c⁻¹ × 2.1 °c + 279 j°c⁻¹ × 2.1 °c = 0

0.0175 mol ×

δh

+ 439.32 j + 585.9 j = 0

0.0175 mol ×

δh

= -1025.22 j

δh=1025.22j0.0175 mol= -58 600 j/mol = -58.6 kj/mol