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I am planning to do electrolysis of H2ONaCl (mainly for the purpose of obtaining Na and Cl separately) and I was wondering after separating the compound into H2Na and OCl, how would I separate OCl?

2007-03-22 04:22:25 · 2 answers · asked by id_ram 2 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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If you pass electricity through a water solution of NaCl, you will get chlorine, Cl2, gas bubbling out at the anode, while the area around the cathode will build up a sodium hydroxide, NaOH, concentration. If you add a few drops of phenolphthalein solution first, you will see a "red cloud" forming in the solution around the cathode. There are no such things as H2Na and OCl.

2007-03-22 04:29:31 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 3 0

There is no such compound as OCl or H2Na.

2007-03-22 11:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 1 0

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