You know that metals can be separated from molten compounds of metals by electrolysis. Find out how metal like Na is extracted.

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$N a$ is produced by the electrolysis of molten $N a C l$ . $K C l$ is added to reduce the melting point of $N a C l$ .
Chemical equation
$N a C l \to N a^{+} + C l^{-}$
At cathode: $N a^{+} + e^{-} \to N a$
At anode : $2 C l^{-} \to C l_{2} + 2 e^{-}$

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You know that metals can be separated from molten compounds of metals by electrolysis. Find out how metal like Na is extracted.

Na is produced by the electrolysis of molten NaCl. KCl is added to reduce the melting point of NaCl.Chemical equation NaCl→Na++Cl− At cathode: Na++e−→Na At anode : 2Cl−→Cl2+2e−

$N a$ is produced by the electrolysis of molten $N a C l$ . $K C l$ is added to reduce the melting point of $N a C l$ .
Chemical equation
$N a C l \to N a^{+} + C l^{-}$
At cathode: $N a^{+} + e^{-} \to N a$
At anode : $2 C l^{-} \to C l_{2} + 2 e^{-}$