What are the products obtained when acidified water is electrolysed using inert electrodes?

H₂ at both cathode and anode

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H₂ at anode and O₂ at cathode

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O₂ at both cathode and anode

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O₂ at anode and H₂ at cathode

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Solution

The correct option is D
O₂ at anode and H₂ at cathode

At anode 4OH^- (aq) → 2H₂O + O²(g) + 4e^-

At cathode 2H⁺ + 2e^- → H₂(g)

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What are the products obtained when acidified water is electrolysed using inert electrodes?

The correct option is D O2 at anode and H2 at cathode At anode 4OH- (aq) → 2H2O + O2(g) + 4e- At cathode 2H+ + 2e- → H2(g)

The correct option is D
O₂ at anode and H₂ at cathode

At anode 4OH^- (aq) → 2H₂O + O²(g) + 4e^-

At cathode 2H⁺ + 2e^- → H₂(g)