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Sodium Chloride
- NaCl
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common salt
- preserve foods
- flavour foods
- maintain health
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location
- oceans / seas
-
land deposites
- once covered in oceans
-
extraction
-
hot climates
- sea water in open tanks
- heat evaporates water
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land deposites
- underground
-
mined
- purified
- dissolve in water
- sodium chloride solution
- brine
-
solution mining
- deposits deep under ground
- water pumped down under pressure
- water dissolves sodium chloride
- brine forced out by pressure of water
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Electrolysis of
Sodium Chloride
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NaCl dissolves
-
ions separate
- NaCl (Aq) ---> Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq)
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ions from water
- H2O (l) <---> H+(aq) + OH-(aq)
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cathode
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sodium more reactive than hydrogen
- hence hydrogen ions are changed
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2H+(aq) + 2e- ---> H2(g)
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REDUCTION of H+
- RIG : gain of electrons
- Loss of oxygen
- hydrogen gas
-
anode
- chloride ions changed
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2Cl- (aq) ---> Cl2(g) + 2e-
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Oxidation of Cl-
- OIL : loss of electrons
- Gain of oxygen
- chlorine gas
-
remaining solution
-
Na+ and OH-
- sodium hydroxide solution
- NaOH (aq)
- sodium hydroxide
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CHLOR-ALKALI INDUSTRY
-
large scale production
- chlorine
- hydrogen
- sodium hydroxide
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Chlor-alkali Industry
-
large scale production
- chlorine
- hydrogen
- sodium hydroxide
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Membrane Cell :
ensure they do
not mix.
- NaOCl [sodium chlorate (I)] : bleach
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membrane cell
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uses of chlorine
- Trench warfare WWI (1914-18)
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uses hydrogen
-
making
- nylon
- margarine
- hydrogen peroxide
- ammonia
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Uses Sodium Hydroxide
- purifying natural gas
- sewage treatment
- degreasing metals
-
making
- paper
- soaps/detergents
- aluminium