Questions 08-10:
Use the following data for Questions 08-10 . The electrolysis of molten sodium chloride yields different products than
the electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride. The relevant standard electrode potentials
are shown below.
Question 08:
The standard electrode potentials alone, predict that the products from the electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride should be H2 gas and O2 gas, but it is found that in many situations, the actual products are chlorine gas and hydrogen gas. What is the most likely explanation for this observation?