explain chlor alkali process chemistry
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The term chlor-alkali refers to the two chemicals (chlorine and an alkali) which are simultaneously produced as a result of the electrolysis of a saltwater. ... In the mercury cell process, chlorine and sodium hydroxide are produced simultaneously by electrolyzing seawater (sodium saltwater or brine) in a mercury cell.
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the process of electrolysis of sodium chloride is called chlor - akali process.
beacuse of the poducts formed : chlor for chlorine and alkali for sodium hydroxide.
when electricity passed through a conc solution of NaCl,it decomes to form NaOH ,Cl and hydrogen.
NaCl + H2O ==> NaOH + cl2 + H 2
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