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Why sodium cannot be prepared by electrolysis of its aqueous solution?

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The reduction potential of sodium,`Na`,is much lower than that of `H_(2)O`, therefore on electrolysis, water gets reduced to liberate `H_(2)` in preference of `Na^(o+)` ion. Hence, sodium cannot be prepared by electrolysis of its aqueous solution.
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