Hydrogen ions are released at the cathode, and it should form copper
hydride if you use copper for the cathode.
Marshall
David AuBuchon wrote:
Is there any reason everyone uses silver for the cathode? I can
understand if people were reversing the polarity. But when things
only go one way, does it matter what the cathode is made of? Could it
just be copper wire?
Also, isn't the surface area of the cathode important. With the
anode, more surface area reduces the density of a layer of silver ions
coming off, combining with hydroxide ions. At the cathode end, isn't
there a dense layer of hydroxide combining with incoming silver ions?
Thanks,
~David
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