Electrolysis – dissociate in liquid
Electrolysis must work through a liquid. Chemists assume that the different components of the liquid have dissociated from each other.
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The water (H2O) would become H+ and OH-.
Other substances like salt (sodium chloride, NaCl) become Na+ and Cl- in water.
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