For example, to cover a cheaper metal
with a more expensive one
Like covering cheap jewellery with
gold for its aesthetic qualities
How it works
The negative electrode should be the one
that is to be electroplated
i.e. cheap jewellery
The positive electrode should be the material
you want to coat the object with
i.e. gold
The electrolyte should be a solution of the
coating metal, such as its metal nitrate or
sulphate
i.e. Gold Nitrate
For example, the cheap jewellery would act as the
negative electrode and the positive electrode would
be made of gold, in a electrolyte solution of gold
nitrate
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