JEE Main Chemistry question

Manufacture of NaOH is done by:

(A)Castner-Kellner processCorrect
(B)Solvay process
(C)Brine process
(D)Mond's process

Answer: (A)

Solution

NaOH is manufactured by the Castner–Kellner (mercury cell) electrolytic process, which electrolyses brine to deposit sodium in a mercury cathode (as amalgam) and subsequently reacts it with water to give pure NaOH and . The

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