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Electrolysis of Water

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What happens when electric current is passed through ionic hydride in molten state?

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Hydrogen is liberated at anode

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Hydrogen is liberated at cathode

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Hydride ion gets discharged at cathode

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The metal ion gets discharged at anode

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Solution

The correct option is A
Hydrogen is liberated at anode

H is present as $H^{- 1}$

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