Q: At the anode, liquid chloride ions are oxidized to what?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

In a Down’s cell, the liquid sodium ions are reduced at the cathode to liquid sodium metal. At the anode, liquid chloride ions are oxidized to chlorine gas. The reactions and cell potentials are shown below.

 Choices:

- elemental gas

- nitrogen gas

- Heavy Gas

- chlorine gas


A:
chlorine gas