Which outcome results when a high voltage is applied across a poorly conductive ionic solution?

💡 Explanation

When a high voltage is applied, electrode polarization increases dramatically due to the local accumulation of ions near the interfaces, hindering charge flow because of the build-up of local potential opposing main current. Electrode polarization increases, rather than heating decreasing or mobility remaining unchanged which would only happen if higher conductive solutions are used.

• Which outcome occurs when a microwave oven's waveguide is deformed?
• Which mechanism limits the strength of covalent bonds in polymer fibers under tension?
• Which outcome occurs when graphene sheet edges are functionalized with electron-withdrawing groups?
• Which effect occurs when a microwave's standing wave pattern shifts due to food placement?
• Which risk increases when quenching steel too rapidly past the nose of its Time-Temperature-Transformation diagram?
• Which risk increases when neutron moderation decays in fissile material?