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Ananya Shree

Class 12th
Chemistry
2 years ago

Why sodium metal is not obtained at cathode when aq NaClaq NaCl is electrolysed with Pt electrodes but obtained when molten NaCl is electrolysed?

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Because the reduction potential of Na+Na+ , E0Na+/Na=−2.7VENa+/Na0=−2.7V is energetically more difficult than the reduction of water. 

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