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Notes Class 8 Science Chapter 11

This document discusses the chemical effects of electric current. It explains that some liquids like water solutions are good conductors of electricity, while distilled water is an insulator. When an electric current passes through a conducting solution, it causes chemical reactions called the chemical effects of current. Electroplating is given as an example, which is the process of depositing a layer of metal onto another metal object using electricity. Good conductors like metals allow electric current to pass through, while insulators like rubber, plastic, and wood do not allow current to pass through easily.

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Notes Class 8 Science Chapter 11

This document discusses the chemical effects of electric current. It explains that some liquids like water solutions are good conductors of electricity, while distilled water is an insulator. When an electric current passes through a conducting solution, it causes chemical reactions called the chemical effects of current. Electroplating is given as an example, which is the process of depositing a layer of metal onto another metal object using electricity. Good conductors like metals allow electric current to pass through, while insulators like rubber, plastic, and wood do not allow current to pass through easily.

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Chemical Effects of Electric Current Class 8 Notes

Science Chapter 11

Some liquids are good conductors of electricity and some are poor conductors.

Most liquids that conduct electricity are the solution of acids, bases and salts.

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Water: A Conductor or Insulator: The water that we get from sources such as tap, hand
pumps, wells, ponds is not pure but a solution. The small number of mineral salts are

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naturally present in it. This water is thus a conductor of electricity. On the other hand,
distilled water is free of salts, and thus an insulator.

Due to the heating effect of current, the filament of the bulb of the tester gets heated to a
high temperature and it glows. Light emitting diodes (LED) glow even when a weak
electric current flows through it.

Chemical Effects of Electric Current: The passage of an electric current through a


conducting solution causes the chemical reaction. The resulting effects are called chemical
effects of current.
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Electroplating is an example of a chemical effect of current.

Applications of Electroplating: Electroplating is a very useful process. It is widely


used for coating many metal objects and parts with a thin layer of a different metal.

Electrode: It is the metallic rod/conductor through which electricity enters or leaves an


electrolyte.
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Electroplating: The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another
metallic object, by means of electricity, is called electroplating.

Good Conductors: The materials that allow the electric current to pass through them,
are conductors of electricity. For example: Metals such as copper, aluminium.
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LED: These are Light Emitting Diodes that contain two wires called leads. One lead
slightly longer is always connected to the positive terminal of battery while the other lead
is connected to the negative terminal of the battery.

Poor Conductors or Insulators: The materials, which do not allow an electric current
to pass through them easily, are insulators. For example Rubber, plastic and wood.

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