For 10 points, name this process in which an electrolyte containing metal cations has a substrate placed in it as the electrode so that the metal cations form a coating on the substrate.
The quality of this process for a given set of conditions can be tested with a Hull cell. A common post-LIGA protocol for this process uses a titanium basket containing sulfur-depolarized nickel pellets. Leveling gradually reduces the surface roughness during this process, which is also reduced by using wetting agents to reduce the adherence of hydrogen bubbles. The throwing power affects the uniformity of this process, which is most uniform when a constant (*) current density is maintained over the entire seed layer. Faraday's law is used to calculate the amount of material added in this process. For 10 points, name this process in which an electrolyte containing metal cations has a substrate placed in it as the electrode so that the metal cations form a coating on the substrate.
The quality of this process for a given set of conditions can be tested with a Hull cell.
electroplating [or: electrodeposition, electrochemical deposition, electrolytic depositions, word forms; prompt on: "electrolysis", "deposition"]