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I have a solution of $\ce{AgNO\_3}$ (is diluted with water). I electrolyse it. What products from at anode and cathode. 




You would get silver at the cathode, and oxygen at the anode.


Since silver is below hydrogen in the spectrochemical series,it tends to get reduced over hydrogen, similarly, since $\ce{NO3-}$ is above $\ce{OH-}$ , it tends not to get oxidised, therefore giving oxygen.


$\ce{Ag+ + e- -> Ag}$ (at cathode)


$\ce{ 4OH- -> O2 + 2H2O + 4e-}$ (at anode)


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