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What products do we get at cathode and anode during the electrolysis of molten and aqueous NaCl ?

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Moten NaCl
(i) Na is deposited at cathode.
`Cl_(2)` is evolved at anode.
Aqueous NaCl
(ii) `H_(2)` is evolved at cathode.
(iii) `Cl_(2)` is evolved at anode.
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