Exam 12: Conduction in Liquids and Gases

In an electroplating operation, what is the negative terminal called?

What term refers to the amount of voltage an electron must possess to cause ionization?

Plating copper onto iron often involves a poisonous solid called .

Once an arc is started in a gas, the voltage required to maintain conduction is .

What is the process of separating elements electrically?

In an electroplating operation, what is he positive terminal called?

The operating principles of the cathode-ray tube were discovered by .

If a magnesium atom combines with two chlorine atoms, the result is .

As the atmospheric pressure increases, the amount of voltage required to reach ionization potential .

An ion is an atom that has had a(n) added or removed.

An electrolyte may be made from water and an additive such as salt, a(n) , or a(n) .

Who discovered and named X-rays?

One of the most common uses for electroplating is the production of pure .

Lead-acid batteries use an electrolyte containing .

X-rays result when cathode rays strike .

What is the process of depositing one type of metal onto another using electricity?

What is the most important factor in ionization of a gas?

A copper electroplating process sometimes uses a compound called .