10.09.7 KEYWORDS
· Molten – Melted
· Aqueous – Dissolved in water
· Electrolyte – substance being electrolysed
· Anode – Positive electrode that attracts (-) Anions
· Cathode – Negative electrode that attracts (+) Cations
· Alumina – Aluminium Oxide
· Cryolite – Aluminium compound used to lower temp. during electrolysis of Aluminium Oxide
· Phytomining – extracting metal ions from soil using plants
· Bioleaching – extracting metal ions using bacteria
· Leachate – solution from bioleaching that contains dissolved ions