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A Major Source of Chlorine Gas Cl2\mathrm { Cl } _ { 2 }

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A major source of chlorine gas, Cl2\mathrm { Cl } _ { 2 } ,is from the electrolysis of brine,which is concentrated salt water, NaCl(aq) \mathrm { NaCl } ( \mathrm { aq } ) Which of the following is the balanced chemical reaction for this electrolysis reaction?


A) NaCl (aq) + H2O ? NaOH (aq) + Cl2\mathrm { Cl } _ { 2 } (g) + H2\mathrm { H } _ { 2 } (g)
B) 2 NaCl (aq) + H2\mathrm { H } _ { 2 } O ? Na2\mathrm { Na } _ { 2 } O (aq) + 2 HCl (aq)
C) 2 NaCl (aq) + 2 H2\mathrm { H } _ { 2 } O ? 2 Na (s) + O2 (g) + 2 H2\mathrm { H } _ { 2 } (g) + Cl2\mathrm { Cl } _ { 2 } (g)
D) 2 NaCl (aq) + H2\mathrm { H } _ { 2 } O ? 2 NaH (aq) + Cl2\mathrm { Cl } _ { 2 }

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