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Q.

During the electrolysis of NaCl, which of the following reactions occur at the anode?

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a

Cl22Cl- + 2e-

b

2Cl-Cl2 + 2e-

c

Na+ + e_ Na

d

NaNa+ + e-

answer is C.

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  • Electrolysis is defined as a process of decomposing ionic compounds into their elements by passing a direct electric current through the compound in a fluid form. 
  • The cations are reduced at the cathode and anions are oxidized at the anode.
  • During the electrolysis of NaCl, chloride ions oxidized to chlorine at the anode.
  • The reaction occurring at the anode is :

             2 Cl to the power of minus sign yields Cl subscript 2 space plus space 2 e to the power of minus sign

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