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Sodium hydroxide is manufactured by the...

Sodium hydroxide is manufactured by the

A

Solvay process

B

Castner-Kellner process

C

Leblanc process

D

Downs process

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B
Sodium hydroxide is prepared commercially by the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of sodium chlorid using mercury cathode and graphite anode. The electrolysis is carried out in a specially designed vessel called castner Kellner's cell or mercury cathode cell.
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