Here is what happens during electrolysis: Electrolysis is the process by which ionic substances are decomposed (broken down) into simpler substances when an electric current is passed through them. It can only happen in an Ionic Solution which is dissolved in water or molten Here is what happens...
and 'electro' means it is done with electricity. The process has enormous practical importance, as well a huge role in the history of chemistry - in the space of less than two years in the first decade of the 19th century,Sir Humphry Davyused electrolysis to isolate...