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When electricity is passed through an el...

When electricity is passed through an electrolyte

A

only cations migrate

B

only anions migrate

C

both cations and anions migrate

D

only the solvent molecules migrate.

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A,C
When elecricity is passed through an electrolyte either only cations migrate or both cations and anions migrate . As anions are much bigger than cations, only anions cannot migrate.
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