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Subhashit Kumar posted an Question
December 28, 2019 • 09:33 am 15 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Chemistry (CY)

A solution of sodium sulphate in water is electrolysed using inert electrodes.the products at cathode and anode are not Na and SO4.Why?.

a solution of sodium sulphate in water is electrolysed using inert electrodes.the products at cathode and anode are not Na and SO4.Why?.

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    it will depend what the solution is ...... if it is an aqueous solution it will be :- 2H2O + 2e- = H2 + 2 OH- 2H2O = O2 + 4 H+ + 4e- if it is in molten solution it will be :- Na + e- = Na & I m not sure what (SO4)2- form in redox reaction .... so there might not be a reaction for a molten solution

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