During electrolysis, cations move towards the positive terminal.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Cations are positively charged particles and are attracted by negatively charged particles.
Hence during electrolysis, cations(+ve charged) moves towards negatively charged electrode i.e. the cathode.
The above statement is false.

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