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Chlorine is typically manufactured by the electrolysis of brine.

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    Electrolysis of brine also generates hydrogen and sodium hydroxide

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    Known as co-products

\begin{gather} 2Cl^{-}\Rightarrow Cl_{2}+2e^{-}{} \\ 2H_{2}O+2e^{-}\Rightarrow 2OH^{-}+H_{2}{} \\ 2Cl^{-}+2H_{2}O\Rightarrow Cl_{2}+2OH^{-}+H_{2}{}\\ \end{gather}