Chemistry
Explain the following :
During the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of NaCl, hydrogen ion is reduced at the cathode and not the sodium ion though both Na+ and H+ ions are present in the solution.
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Answer
Na+ and H+ migrate to cathode, but as H+ has lower position in electrochemical series than Na+, so hydrogen ion is reduced at the cathode and not the sodium ion.
H+ + e- ⟶ H
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