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What will happen during the electrolysis of aqueous solution of CuSO4 in the presence of copper electrodes?

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a

Copper will deposit at cathode

b

Copper will dissolve at anode

c

Oxygen will be released at anode

d

Copper will deposit at anode

answer is A.

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Electrolysis of CuSO4 can be represented by following two half-cell reactions At cathode  Cu2++2e−⟶Cu(s) At anode  Cu(s)⟶Cu2++2e−Here, Cu will deposit at cathode while copper will dissolved at anode.
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What will happen during the electrolysis of aqueous solution of CuSO4 in the presence of copper electrodes?