Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Electrolysis

Electrolysis — practice question

The diagram illustrates the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of X with inert electrodes. Hydrogen is formed at the cathode, and chlorine is formed at the anode. What is X?

  • Aconcentrated copper(II) chloride solution
  • Bconcentrated hydrochloric acid
  • Cdilute hydrochloric acid
  • Ddilute sodium chloride solution

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