Concentrated aqueous sodium chloride is electrolysed using inert electrodes. State the substance liberated at the anode and the substance liberated at the cathode, and explain your reasoning in terms of the species present and their relative ease of discharge.
CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Electrochemistry
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