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  • At the positive anode, attrackting negative ions: Two electrons are picked up there from two chlorine ions:

    2 Cl- --> Cl2(gas) + 2e-

  • At the negative anode, attrackting positive ions: Two electrons are donated to two sodium ions:

    2e- + 2Na+ --> 2 Na(solid)

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