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lordofdarkness
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Electrolysis of Sodium Hydroxide
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May 28, 2005, 12:30:10 AM »
Hello
What are the products of the electrolysis of NAOH???
OH doesnt exist as a gas though so i dont know
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Metallic sodium and O2 on one end, H on the other. i think.
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May 28, 2005, 05:20:58 AM »
hydrogen is displaced instead of sodium, and the net equation at the anode (where OH- is oxidised) is:
4OH- --> 2H2O + O2 +4e-
thx for reminding about those electrons :S
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You are right, but add electrons to balance charge.
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