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In stainless steal jewelry Ionic plating is used as corrosion inhibition, to improve solder ability, to harden, improve wear ability and also gives a finish.

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Plating one metal onto the surface of another by passing electric currents through an ionic solution is called?

Electroplating


What is plating one metal onto the surface of another by passing electric currents through an ionic solution called?

electrolysis


Why is cookware not made from ionic compounds?

Cookware is not made from ionic compounds because these compounds tend to be brittle and can crack or shatter when subjected to heat or sudden temperature changes. Metals like stainless steel, aluminum, and cast iron are preferred for making cookware because they have good thermal conductivity and are durable.


What is ionic plating?

Ionic plating is a process that occurs, if conditions otherwise allow, when a metal is in contact with a solution of a salt of a different metal that is lower in the electromotive series than the elemental metal in contact with the solution. Under such conditions, the surface atoms of the elemental metal dissolve to form the salt of that metal, and an electrochemically equivalent mass of the originally dissolved metal ions are reduced to elemental metal that adheres to the surface of the remaining elemental metal. After the entire surface of the originally elemental metal is covered in this way, no more of the elemental metal can dissolve because it is no longer in contact with the solution, being separated from it by a layer of the metal originally dissolved in salt form. Ionic plating is relatively little used in practice, because it can not be controlled as readily as electroplating. There is also a more general process called "electroless" plating in which ions of the metal desired to be plated are dissolved in a solution together with a reducing agent that does not react readily with the dissolved metal ions directly but does so at the surface of a contacting elemental metal, because the elemental metal catalyzes the reaction between the dissolved metal ions and the dissolved reducing agent. This is widely used in practice for plating objects that are too small to be conveniently connected to an electrode to permit electroplating.


Why spoons are never made with ionic or polar molecular?

Spoons are typically made from metals like stainless steel or silver because these materials are durable, food-safe, and easily mass-produced. Ionic or polar molecular materials are not ideal for making spoons because they are usually brittle, have poor heat resistance, and may not be compatible with food.


Can any solid material be electroplated?

No - neither as the plating nor the item being plated. For it to be electro-plating the solid item being plated must be conductive and the material being deposited must exist in an ionic form. Plastics (including circuit boards) are plated either via one of several vacuum deposition methods, or, in the case of circuit boards, via wet electro-less plating techniques.


Why is cookware not made of ionic compounds?

Ionic compounds are not suitable for cookware because they are not good conductors of heat. Metals such as aluminum and stainless steel are commonly used in cookware because they conduct heat efficiently and evenly. Additionally, ionic compounds have high melting points, which would make them impractical for cooking purposes.


Is mg ionic or simple molecular?

Mg is an ionic element. It typically forms cations by losing two electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration, making it an ionic element.


Is the ionic hard brittle or soft?

Ionic compounds are typically hard and brittle due to their strong ionic bonds. The ions in an ionic compound are held together by strong electrostatic forces, making them rigid and resistant to deformation.


Is KCL ionic 1 or ionic 2?

KCl is an ionic compound formed by the bonding of a potassium cation (K+) and a chloride anion (Cl-), making it an ionic compound. The subscript "1" or "2" is typically not used to indicate the ionic nature of a compound, but rather it may refer to the valency or charge of the ions involved.


What is the ionic compound for hydrochloric acid?

The ionic compound for hydrochloric acid is hydrogen chloride, which is represented as HCl. In a water solution, HCl dissociates into H+ ions and Cl- ions, making it an ionic compound.


Is argon covalent or ionic bonding?

Argon does not participate in covalent or ionic bonding. It is a noble gas with a full outer electron shell, making it stable and unreactive.