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Electrolysis is a method used to convert ions in  a solida compoundan aqueous solutiona gasa mixturea polymer into pure  elementshalidessaltsacidsmetalselectrons. Two rods, called electrodes, are inserted into the  groundwaterplasmafireelectrolytemixture powder, and the ions move to the electrode with the opposite  pressurepolaritychargepHtemperaturematerial. At the electrodes, the ions are  cooleddeionisedpressuriseddischargedmagnetisedheated.

When a molten salt is electrolysed, the metal is produced at the  positive electrodeelectronegelectronoxiditecathodered electrode and the non-metal is produced at the  negative electrodeelectroposprotonhydriteblue electrodeanode. This process can be used to extract metals from their ores. One example of this is when aluminium is extracted from a mixture of aluminium oxide and  hydroxyaluminacryolitepotassium carbonatelyocritea hydrocarboncarbon.

Aqueous solutions can also be electrolysed, but OH⁻ and  O²⁻C⁺H⁺S⁺Na⁺K⁺ ions are also present due to the water. If the metal is  more concentratedmore volatilewarmermore conductivemore solublemore reactive than hydrogen, then  watera metal oxidethe metalhydrogenoxygena metal carbonate is produced at the negative electrode.  WaterSodiumCarbon dioxideMethaneHydroxideOxygen is produced at the positive electrode, unless the non-metal is a halide, in which case  an alkali metala halogenan alkoxidea halidonan alcohola halogenoalkane is produced.