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Identify the products when a concentrated aqueous solution of copper(II) chloride is electrolyzed using inert electrodes. a. Negative electrode (cathode): O2(g)\text{O}_2(\text{g}), Positive electrode (anode): Cl2(g)\text{Cl}_2(\text{g}) b. Negative electrode (cathode): Cu(s)\text{Cu}(\text{s}), Positive electrode (anode): O2(g)\text{O}_2(\text{g}) c. Negative electrode (cathode): Cu(s)\text{Cu}(\text{s}), Positive electrode (anode): Cl2(g)\text{Cl}_2(\text{g}) d. Negative electrode (cathode): H2(g)\text{H}_2(\text{g}), Positive electrode (anode): O2(g)\text{O}_2(\text{g})

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