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Question: During electrolysis of \(NaCl\)solution, part of the reaction is \((\Delta º_{m})\) This is termed a...

During electrolysis of NaClNaClsolution, part of the reaction is (Δºm)(\Delta º_{m}) This is termed as.

A

Oxidation

B

Reduction

C

Deposition

D

Cathode reaction

Answer

Reduction

Explanation

Solution

Na++1+eNa0\underset{+ 1}{Na^{+}} + e^{-} \rightarrow \underset{0}{Na}, means oxidation number is

decreased so the reaction is reduction.