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Subject: Electrolysis of a fused ionic compound

Date: Thu Feb 27 19:44:36 1997
Posted by: Matthew Barchok
Grade level: 10-12
School/Organization: Madison High School
City: Madison State/Province: Ohio
Country: U.S.A.
Area of science: Chemistry
Message ID: 857094276.Ch
Message:
Electrolysis of a fused ionic compound
Sodium Hydroxide has a relatively low melting point.  If it were 
melted and an electrical current strong enough to cause oxidation and 
reduction were passed through it, one product would likely be sodium.
My question is, would the other product(s) be hydrogen peroxide or a 
mixture of water and oxygen, both in the gaseous forms.

Re:Electrolysis of a fused ionic compound

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