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Give appropriate scientific reasons for During electrolysis of molten lead bromide, graphite anode is preferred to other electrodes.
Solution
During the electrolysis of molten lead bromide, a graphite anode is preferred because graphite remains unaffected by the reactive bromine vapors which are released at the anode.
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