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Chemistry · May / June 2019 · Paper 12 · Question 14

5070Electrolysis

When concentrated aqueous sodium chloride is electrolysed using inert electrodes, which product is formed at the cathode and which product is formed at the anode?

  1. Acathode product: hydrogen; anode product: chlorine
  2. Bcathode product: hydrogen; anode product: oxygen
  3. Ccathode product: sodium; anode product: chlorine
  4. Dcathode product: sodium; anode product: oxygen

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Correct answer: A. cathode product: hydrogen; anode product: chlorine

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