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Assertion: Electrolysis of NaCl solution gives chlorine at anode instead of `O_2`.
Reason: Formation of oxygen at anode requires overvoltage.

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(a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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(b) Both asertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

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(c) Assertion is true but the reason in false.

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(d) Assertion is false but reason is true.

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