How can hydrogen be produced by electrolysis of sodium hydroxide with graphite as an electrode?
Because there is no hydrogen ions in the molten state of sodium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and the onlyThis reaction should have occurred,Na+ + e=Na4OH-- 4e=O2+H2O
Molten sodium hydroxide is ionized out of Na+ and OH-, electrons are lost at the anode OH-, oxygen and water are produced (immediately evaporated at high temperature), and electrons are generated at Na+ at the cathode Na
You can think so, since sodium has been reduced, so there is always an atom is oxidized, it can only be oxygen oxidation reaction
