Chlorine reacts with hot and concentrated NaOH and produces compounds (X) and (Y). Compound (X) gives white precipitate with silver nitrate solution. The average bond order between Cl and O atoms in (Y) is:
Option: 1 1.66
Option: 2 2.66
Option: 33.66
Option: 4 4.66
As we have learnt,
Chlorine disproportionates in the presence of hot and concentrated NaOH to form chloride ions and chlorate ions
Y X
white(ppt)
The structure of the Chlorate ion is given below:
The average bond order is given as:
Hence, the option number (1) is correct.
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