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Consider the hydrolysis of pure water (an electrolytic cell): Anode:    2 H2O(l ) → O2(g ) + 4 H+(aq ) + 4 e−        E° = −1.23 V Cathode: 2 H2O(l ) + 2 e− → H2(g ) + 2 OH−(aq )       E° = −0.83 V True or False: Hydrolysis can do work. Group of answer choices True False

Consider the hydrolysis of pure water (an electrolytic cell): Anode:    2 H2O(l ) → O2(g ) + 4 H+(aq ) + 4 e−        E° = −1.23 V Cathode: 2 H2O(l ) + 2 e− → H2(g ) + 2 OH−(aq )       E° = −0.83 V True or False: Hydrolysis can do work. Group of answer choices True False

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Consider the hydrolysis of pure water (an electrolytic cell):

Anode:    2 H2O(l ) → O2(g ) + 4 H+(aq ) + 4 e−        E° = −1.23 V

Cathode: 2 H2O(l ) + 2 e− → H2(g ) + 2 OH−(aq )       E° = −0.83 V

True or False: Hydrolysis can do work.

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