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Question 9.1 · May/June 2025 · Paper 2 · National (DBE) · 2 marks

The simplified diagram below represents an electrolytic cell used to demonstrate the electrolysis of a concentrated sodium chloride solution, NaCℓ(aq).

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9.1 Define the term electrolysis.(2)

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