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📅 2023 MIT Science Bowl High School Invitational🎓 HS🔄 Round 8#️⃣ Question 12🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why chlorine gas is formed instead of oxygen gas during the electrolysis of brine?

W) The oxidation potential of the chloride-chlorine electrode is greater than that of the water-oxygen electrode
X) The oxidation potential of the chloride-chlorine electrode is less than that of the water-oxygen electrode
Y) The overpotential of the chloride-chlorine electrode is greater than that of the water-oxygen electrode
Z) The overpotential of the chloride-chlorine electrode is less than that of the water-oxygen electrode
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