Q. Which of these would be a suitable electrolyte for electroplating steel knives to prevent them from corrosion?
Solution:
Electroplating is a general name for processes that create a metal coating on a solid substrate through the reduction of cations of that metal by means of a direct electric current.
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Steel cutlery can be electroplated with silver using a silver anode and silver nitrate solution.
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Electroplating improves the corrosion resistance of metal objects.
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