During the electrolysis of Sodium Chloride solution you will observe tiny bubbles of gases at the negative and positive electrodes.
(i) Which gases are produced at the negative and positive electrode?
(ii) The ions which move to positive electrode are called
and the ions which move to negative electrode are called

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Dear Student,
1) Chlorine gas at negative terminal and hydrogen gas at positive terminal.
2) The charge which moves towards positive electrode are negative charged and called anion .
And the charge which moves towards negative terminal are positive charged and called cations .
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Dear Student, 1) Chlorine gas at negative terminal and hydrogen gas at positive terminal. 2) The charge which moves towards positive electrode are negative charged and called anion . And the charge which moves towards negative terminal are positive charged and called cations . Regards

Dear Student,
1) Chlorine gas at negative terminal and hydrogen gas at positive terminal.
2) The charge which moves towards positive electrode are negative charged and called anion .
And the charge which moves towards negative terminal are positive charged and called cations .
Regards