OCR GCSE Chemistry B · J258

Electrolysis of aqueous solutions

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Describe competing reactions in the electrolysis of aqueous ionic solutions, including the formation of oxygen, chlorine, and discharge of metals or hydrogen linked to relative reactivity.

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