It was established that in electrolysis of electrolyte aqueous solutio
ns with the use of a metal arsenic cathode, hydrogen arsenide (arsine)
is formed, the yield of which depends an electrolyte nature. The high
est current efficiency by arsine (up to 42%) was obtained in a solutio
n of disubstituted sodium phosphate at current density of 0.02 A . cm(
-2). Dispersion of the electrode has been noted to occur during electr
olysis.