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In electrolysis of `NaCl` when `Pt` electrode is taken `H_(2)` is liberated at cathode while `Hg` cathode it forms sodium amalgam because

A

Hg is more inert than Pt

B

more voltage is required to reduce `H^(+)` at Hg than at Pt

C

Na is dissolved in Hg while it does not dissolves in Pt

D

concentration of `H^(+)` ions is larger when Pt electrode is taken

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