Sample Problem 21.9
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Mg is an active metal and its cation cannot be reduced in the presence of water. So as in (a) water is reduced and H2(g) is produced at the cathode.
The S in SO42- is in its highest oxidation state; therefore water must be oxidized and O2(g) will be produced at the anode.
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