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What is one of the major products in the electrolysis of a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution?
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Na+(aq) + e- What is one of the major products in the electrolysis of a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution? Reduction Half-Reaction E° (V) Na<sup>+</sup>(aq) + e<sup>-</sup> Na(s) -2.71 Mg<sup>2+</sup>(aq) + 2e<sup>-</sup> Mg(s) -2.37 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) + 2e<sup>-</sup> H<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2OH<sup>-</sup>(aq) -0.83 O<sub>2</sub>(g) + 4H<sup>+</sup>(aq) + 4e<sup>-</sup> 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) 1.23 Cl<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2e<sup>-</sup> 2Cl<sup>-</sup>(aq) 1.36 A) Mg B) O<sub>2</sub> C) H<sub>2</sub>O D) Na E) Cl<sub>2</sub>Na(s) -2.71
Mg2+(aq) + 2e- What is one of the major products in the electrolysis of a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution? Reduction Half-Reaction E° (V) Na<sup>+</sup>(aq) + e<sup>-</sup> Na(s) -2.71 Mg<sup>2+</sup>(aq) + 2e<sup>-</sup> Mg(s) -2.37 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) + 2e<sup>-</sup> H<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2OH<sup>-</sup>(aq) -0.83 O<sub>2</sub>(g) + 4H<sup>+</sup>(aq) + 4e<sup>-</sup> 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) 1.23 Cl<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2e<sup>-</sup> 2Cl<sup>-</sup>(aq) 1.36 A) Mg B) O<sub>2</sub> C) H<sub>2</sub>O D) Na E) Cl<sub>2</sub> Mg(s) -2.37
2H2O(l) + 2e- What is one of the major products in the electrolysis of a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution? Reduction Half-Reaction E° (V) Na<sup>+</sup>(aq) + e<sup>-</sup> Na(s) -2.71 Mg<sup>2+</sup>(aq) + 2e<sup>-</sup> Mg(s) -2.37 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) + 2e<sup>-</sup> H<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2OH<sup>-</sup>(aq) -0.83 O<sub>2</sub>(g) + 4H<sup>+</sup>(aq) + 4e<sup>-</sup> 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) 1.23 Cl<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2e<sup>-</sup> 2Cl<sup>-</sup>(aq) 1.36 A) Mg B) O<sub>2</sub> C) H<sub>2</sub>O D) Na E) Cl<sub>2</sub>H2(g) + 2OH-(aq) -0.83
O2(g) + 4H+(aq) + 4e- What is one of the major products in the electrolysis of a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution? Reduction Half-Reaction E° (V) Na<sup>+</sup>(aq) + e<sup>-</sup> Na(s) -2.71 Mg<sup>2+</sup>(aq) + 2e<sup>-</sup> Mg(s) -2.37 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) + 2e<sup>-</sup> H<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2OH<sup>-</sup>(aq) -0.83 O<sub>2</sub>(g) + 4H<sup>+</sup>(aq) + 4e<sup>-</sup> 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) 1.23 Cl<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2e<sup>-</sup> 2Cl<sup>-</sup>(aq) 1.36 A) Mg B) O<sub>2</sub> C) H<sub>2</sub>O D) Na E) Cl<sub>2</sub>2H2O(l) 1.23
Cl2(g) + 2e- What is one of the major products in the electrolysis of a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution? Reduction Half-Reaction E° (V) Na<sup>+</sup>(aq) + e<sup>-</sup> Na(s) -2.71 Mg<sup>2+</sup>(aq) + 2e<sup>-</sup> Mg(s) -2.37 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) + 2e<sup>-</sup> H<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2OH<sup>-</sup>(aq) -0.83 O<sub>2</sub>(g) + 4H<sup>+</sup>(aq) + 4e<sup>-</sup> 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) 1.23 Cl<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2e<sup>-</sup> 2Cl<sup>-</sup>(aq) 1.36 A) Mg B) O<sub>2</sub> C) H<sub>2</sub>O D) Na E) Cl<sub>2</sub>2Cl-(aq)
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A) Mg
B) O2
C) H2O
D) Na
E) Cl2

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