When dilute sodiun chloride is electrolysed using graphite electrodes, the cation which is discharged at the cathode most readily is - Chemistry -

Question

When dilute sodiun chloride is electrolysed using graphite
electrodes, the cation which is discharged at the cathode most
readily is _____ {Na1+, OH1_, H1+, Cl1-}

Priya G N · Accepted Answer

When dilute sodiun chloride is electrolysed using graphite
electrodes, the cation which is discharged at the cathode most
readily is H+ ions

Since it is a dilute NaCl solution H+ ions concentration is
more

When dilute sodium chloride solution is electrolysed using graphite
electrodes, the Na+ and H+ ions are attracted to the cathode The
Cl- and OH- ions are attracted to the anode

The hydrogen ions accept electrons more readily than the sodium
ions As a result, H+ ions gains electrons from cathode are
discharged as hydrogen gas, (which bubbles off at cathode) and Na+
ions remain in solution

When dilute sodiun chloride is electrolysed using graphite electrodes, the cation which is discharged at the cathode most readily is _____ {Na1+, OH1_, H1+, Cl1-}