Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Electrolysis

Electrolysis — practice question

What ionic half-equations show the electrode reactions that occur during the electrolysis of concentrated aqueous sodium chloride?

  • Aanode: $\text{Cl}_2 + 2e^- \rightarrow 2\text{Cl}^-$; cathode: $\text{H}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^-$
  • Banode: $2\text{Cl}^- \rightarrow \text{Cl}_2 + 2e^-$; cathode: $2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightarrow \text{H}_2$
  • Canode: $\text{H}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^-$; cathode: $\text{Cl}_2 + 2e^- \rightarrow 2\text{Cl}^-$
  • Danode: $2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightarrow \text{H}_2$; cathode: $2\text{Cl}^- \rightarrow \text{Cl}_2 + 2e^-$

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