Is it true that if you pass current through copper sulphate solution, copper gets deposited on the plate connected to the positive terminal of the battery?

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is false.
If you pass current through copper sulphate solution, copper gets deposited on the plate connected to the negative terminal of the battery.
The electrolyte is taken as a solution. It is called an electrolytic solution. An electrolytic cell having an anode and a cathode is placed within the electrolytic solution. An electrolytic solution is taken as a chemically active solution capable of initiating a chemical reaction. It is taken as a salt solution of any compound. For example, copper sulphate solution, sodium chloride solution, etc are some of the electrolytes taken.
The correct statement would be if you pass current through copper sulphate solution, copper gets deposited on the plate connected to the negative terminal of the battery.

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