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  • Pool Chlorinator. I know the basic explanation, but I see two problems:?

    1...When NaCl hydrolyzes to free Na and free Cl, the Na instantly reacts with water to create NaOH, aka Lye (Nasty stuff), and liberates a Hydrogen. Then the Cl is supposed to recombine with the NaOH to create water and salt. However we are now short of a Hydrogen, because it bubbles free.

    2...Some of the Cl escapes from the water surface, and is no longer available to re-create salt, so it would appear that the NaCl gradually disappears as the Cl escapes and the pool contains only NaOH.

    What am I missing?

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