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Electrolysis is a method used to convert ions in  a gasa mixturea solidan aqueous solutiona polymera compound into pure  electronselementsmetalshalidesacidssalts. Two rods, called electrodes, are inserted into the  electrolytefiremixture powderwatergroundplasma, and the ions move to the electrode with the opposite  chargematerialpressuretemperaturepHpolarity. At the electrodes, the ions are  pressuriseddeioniseddischargedheatedcooledmagnetised.

When a molten salt is electrolysed, the metal is produced at the  red electrodecathodepositive electrodeelectronegoxiditeelectron and the non-metal is produced at the  blue electrodehydritenegative electrodeelectroposanodeproton. 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  carbonlyocritea hydrocarbonpotassium carbonatecryolitehydroxyalumina.

Aqueous solutions can also be electrolysed, but OH⁻ and  O²⁻K⁺H⁺S⁺Na⁺C⁺ ions are also present due to the water. If the metal is  more conductivemore concentratedwarmermore volatilemore reactivemore soluble than hydrogen, then  waterhydrogenthe metaloxygena metal oxidea metal carbonate is produced at the negative electrode.  WaterSodiumCarbon dioxideOxygenHydroxideMethane is produced at the positive electrode, unless the non-metal is a halide, in which case  a halidona halogenan alkoxidean alcoholan alkali metala halogenoalkane is produced.