Question

Reduction occurs at the cathode in1.electrolytic cells, onlysing2.voltaic cells, only3.both electrolytic cells and voltaic cells4.neither electrolytic cells nor voltaic cells

Answer 1

OPTION C

Step-by-step explanation

Electrolytic cell is an electrochemical cell that depends on external source (electrical energy) to drive a chemical reaction.

In an electrolytic cell, reduction happened at the cathode and oxidation happened at the anode

Voltaic cell is an electrochemical cell that use chemical reaction to produce electrical energy.

In voltaic cell, reduction happened at the cathode and oxidation happened at the anode.

Hence, reduction occurs at the cathode in both electrolytic and voltaic cells