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Why displacement of chlorine with fluorine is not carried out in water?

Option: 1

Reduction potential of chlorine is more than fluorine.


Option: 2

Reduction potential of fluorine is more than the chlorine.


Option: 3

Chlorine disproportionates before displacement reaction.


Option: 4

Fluorine reacts with water before displacement reaction.


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Fluorine reacts with water: \mathrm{2H_2O + 2F_2 \rightarrow 4HF + O_2}

Hence option 4 is correct.

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