Molten sodium hydroxide, NaOH\mathrm{NaOH}NaOH, contains Na+\mathrm{Na^{+}}Na+ ions and OH−\mathrm{OH^{-}}OH− ions. No water is present.
Molten sodium hydroxide is electrolysed using inert electrodes.
Which products are made?
Cathode: sodium; anode: oxygen
Cathode: hydrogen; anode: oxygen
Cathode: sodium; anode: hydrogen
Cathode: hydrogen; anode: sodium
52 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Chemistry 3.4 Electrolysis, covering 3.4.1 Products formed at the electrodes in electrolysis and 3.4.2 The technique of electrolysis. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.