Electrolysis of an aqueous solution of sodium chloride gives 3 important products. name them.

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Aqueous solution of NaCl on electrolysis gives NaOH, Cl₂ and H₂.
$2 N a C l + 2 H_{2} O \to 2 N a O H + C l_{2} + H_{2} N a C l i s d e p o s i t e d a t t h e c a t h o d e a l o n g w i t h t h e l i b e r a t i o n o f h y d r o g e n . C h l o r i n e i s l i b e r a t e d a t t h e a n o d e .$

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