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The passage of current liberates [IMAGE] at cathode
and [IMAGE] at anode. The solution is


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Since discharge potential of water is greater than that of
sodium so water is reduced at
cathode instead of [IMAGE] Cathode: [IMAGE] Anode: [IMAGE]



sodium so water is reduced at
cathode instead of [IMAGE] Cathode: [IMAGE] Anode: [IMAGE]



Source: Grass-G / CH-14 Chemistry Paper 7 Nov..docx
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