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what are the products formed when a concentrated aqueous solution of sodium chloride is electrolysed using (a) platinum cathode .

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The products formed when a concentrated aqueous solution of sodium chloride is electrolysed using platinum cathode are hydrogen and chlorine. But electrolysis of molten NaCl gives different products, sodium metal and chlorine gas.

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