Example 4 - Electroplating with silver

Then the chemists experimented with different forms of electroplating, i.e. using electrolysis to coat (or plate) one metal with another.

Silver on spoon

Electroplating is a form of electrolysis — Thus a silver-plated spoon is created!

There are many chemists out there experimenting all the time – it is a whole industry and PhD thesis area which has massive wealth potential for anyone who can make these processes more efficient.

Electrolysis is a huge field of possibilities and there is much wealth for anyone who can make processes more efficient