Question:
Products at the electrodes. What's the difference for a dilute aqueous electrolyte and concentrated aqueous electrolyte? Take sodium chloride for example.
variant one
Ok remember when
concentrated NaCl is electrolyzed:
First the solution contains Na
+ Cl
- and H
+ and OH
- (from water). The positive inos go to the cathode, and negative ions to the anode.
At the CATHODE
the H+ ions accept electrons, since it is less reactive than Na
(always elements which is more reactive 'likes' to stay in the ionic form)2H
+ + 2e- ---> H2
At the ANODE
the Cl- ions give up the electrons more readily than the OH- ions do.
2Cl
- --> Cl
2 + 2e-
what left in the solution is Na+ and OH- which combine to form NaOH
jus understand the concept ..