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Electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride (brine) produces at the cathode:

Answer: hydrogen gas.

  • A chlorine gas
  • B hydrogen gas
  • C sodium metal
  • D oxygen gas

Correct answer: B. hydrogen gas

Explanation: In brine electrolysis, water is reduced at the cathode to give H<sub>2</sub> (Na<sup>+</sup> is not discharged from aqueous solution); Cl<sub>2</sub> forms at the anode.

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In a Daniell cell, electrons flow externally from the zinc anode (oxidation) through the voltmeter to the copper cathode (reduction), while the salt bridge completes the circuit.

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