What is the electrolysis of concentrated potassium chloride in aqueous solutions?
1 Answer
Jun 19, 2017
It means the charge is taken away from the potassium and chloride ions at the electrodes.
Explanation:
The solution may be represented by
At the positive electrode (anode) the following happens:
At the other side (cathode):
So the net result is that at the anode chlorine gas is released, at the cathode hydrogen gas is released, and a strong solution of potassium hydroxide is left in the container: