When concentrated sodium chloride solution is electrolysed using inert electrodes the products are?

  • A oxygen and hydrogen
  • B hydrogen and oxygen
  • C sodium and oxygen
  • D soduim hydroxide, hydrogen and chlorine

The correct answer is D. soduim hydroxide, hydrogen and chlorine

When concentrated NaCl solution undergoes electrolysis, sodium hydroxide and hydrogen are produced at the cathode while chlorine is produced at the anode.

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