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What products are expected from the disproportionation reaction of hypochlorous acid?

  • Option 1)

    HClO_3\; \; and\; \; Cl_2O

  • Option 2)

    HClO_2\; \; and\; \; HClO_4

  • Option 3)

    HCl\; \; and\; \; Cl_2O

  • Option 4)

    HCl\; \; and\; \; HClO_3

 

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As we learnt in

Oxidising property of Chlorine -

Cl_2 + H_{2}O\rightarrow HCl+HOCl

HOCl\rightarrow HCl+\left \left [ O]

- wherein

Oxidising property is due to nascent oxygen 

 

 3\ HClO\rightarrow 2 HCl+ HClO_{3}

 


Option 1)

HClO_3\; \; and\; \; Cl_2O

This is incorrect option

Option 2)

HClO_2\; \; and\; \; HClO_4

This is incorrect option

Option 3)

HCl\; \; and\; \; Cl_2O

This is incorrect option

Option 4)

HCl\; \; and\; \; HClO_3

This is correct option

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