In the process of electrolysis, current can flow through a liquid because

a. cations of the electrolyte accumulate at the positive electrodes.
b. negative ions are attracted to the anode.
c. hydrogen is electrically neutralized in the solution.
d. water molecules become negatively charged.

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the atomic number will stay the same no matter how many electrons it has, so it doesn’t decrease nor increase. it’ll only change with a different number of protons