Why electrolysis is called a "Chemical reaction"?

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Meave60
Jun 25, 2018

It is a chemical reaction because the chemical bonds in the reactant are broken and new chemical bonds are formed to produce the products.

Explanation:

Electrolysis of sodium chloride.

#"2NaCl("l")"##stackrel("electricity")rarr##"2Na("l")" + "Cl"_2("g")"#

Electrolysis of water.

#"2H"_2"O("l")"##stackrel("electricity")rarr##"2H"_2("g") + "O"_2("g")"#

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