Because it has molten
I think the cathode will be coated in silver.
Oxygen on the anode and lead on the cathode. Since it's electrolysis, the reaction is not spontaneous.
Lithium Bromine
Lithium is a chemical element and it is simply called Lithium, its symbol is Li.
lithium hydrogen hyposulphate OR lithium bihyposulphate
At the cathode in electrolysis of lithium chloride, lithium ions (Li+) gain electrons to form lithium metal (Li). This reduction reaction occurs according to the half-equation: Li+ + e- → Li.
sodium metal is deposited at the cathode.
Cathode is the electrode at which aluminium is deposited during electrolysis of alumina. Aluminum ions (Al3+) are reduced to form solid aluminum metal at the cathode.
In an electro-refining system the deposited metal is collected without the need to remove the cathode from the slurry bath. The cathode has a hollow cavity permitting steam or hot water to be introduced to heat the cathode. During the deposition process, the heating of the cathode encourages the deposition process. When the deposited material is to be collected, the cathode is heated to "melt" the bonds between the cathode and the deposited metal. Using a bracket which was installed before the deposition process and into which the deposited metal has been formed; the now-released sheet of deposited metal is easily removed.
A lithium battery is composed of a lithium metal oxide cathode, a graphite anode, and a lithium salt electrolyte solution.
The lithium ion is reduced to an atom of metallic lithium. (If liquid water is in contact with the cathode, however, each lithium atom will react very rapidly with water and become a lithium ion again, releasing hydrogen to the atmosphere.)
Because the cathode is where reduction takes place, meaning the it gains electrons. When it gains electrons, it attracts the copper cation (Cu^2+) and as the copper cation reaches the cathode, it picks up the electrons from the cathode, and is deposited as solid copper (Cu). This results in the cathode gaining mass over time.
The metal cathode of a cell can be used as the site for electroplating. It is where the metal ions in the electrolyte solution are reduced and deposited onto the surface of the cathode material.
Lithium cannot be reduced in aqueous electrolytic cells because lithium ions are highly reactive and will react with water to form lithium hydroxide and hydrogen gas, rather than being reduced at the cathode. This reaction competes with the reduction of lithium ions at the cathode, making it difficult to deposit pure lithium metal in aqueous solutions.
At the cathode during electrolysis of copper, copper cations (Cu^2+) gain electrons and are reduced to form solid copper metal. The mass of copper deposited at the cathode is directly proportional to the number of electrons transferred and the current flowing through the circuit over time. However, the temperature of the system does not have a direct impact on the mass of copper deposited at the cathode.
The likely products for the electrolytic reaction with molten lithium bromide using platinum electrodes are lithium metal at the cathode and bromine gas at the anode. Lithium ions (Li+) are reduced at the cathode to form lithium metal, while bromide ions (Br-) are oxidized at the anode to form bromine gas.
I think the cathode will be coated in silver.