A variant of this process is used to deposit thin layers of metals on materials, and processes of this type must overcome the thermoneutral voltage.
One use of this type of process is the hydrodimerization of acrylonitrile to adiponitrile, a precursor to nylon 6,6. This type of process is also used to drive the formation from cryolite and alumina of liquid aluminum in the Hall-Heroult process. One process of this type uses a mercury amalgam pumped through a Â (*) cell containing saturated sodium chloride solution; the amalgam releases sodium ions in another cell to produce sodium hydroxide and hydrogen, while the original cell produces chlorine gas. A variant of this process is used to deposit thin layers of metals on materials, and processes of this type must overcome the thermoneutral voltage. For 10 points, name this type of process, most famous as a method of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, driven by an electric current.
One use of this type of process is the hydrodimerization of acrylonitrile to adiponitrile, a precursor to nylon 6,6.
Electrolysis or electrochemical [accept word forms of both; prompt on electroplating]