For 10 points, name this process of separating chemical compounds into smaller substances at the anode and cathode via the passage of electricity.
One process described with this word is characterized by a decarboxylation and proceeds by creating radicals, which subsequently dimerize. In addition to the Kolbe process, it is used by the Castner process to yield sodium from lye. Faraday's laws explain that the mass obtained from this process is proportional to the charge applied, and when applied to water, it ultimately yields hydrogen and oxygen gas. For 10 points, name this process of separating chemical compounds into smaller substances at the anode and cathode via the passage of electricity.
One process described with this word is characterized by a decarboxylation and proceeds by creating radicals, which subsequently dimerize.
{electrolysis} [accept equivalent word forms, {such} as the {electrolytic process}]