How does chlorine gas react to give chloride and hypochlorite ions in BASIC solution?

Question

How does chlorine gas react to give chloride and hypochlorite ions in BASIC solution?

1 Answer

Impact of this question

2321 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License

Answer 1 · 2017-05-06T07:16:13

$This is a disproportionation reaction.........$ $"This is a disproportionation reaction........."$

Explanation:

$C l_{2}$ $Cl_2$ is reduced to chloride, $C l^{-}$ $Cl^-$ :

$\frac{1}{2} 0 C l_{2} + e^{-} \to - I C l^{-}$ $1/2stackrel(0)Cl_2 + e^(-) rarr stackrel(-I)Cl^(-)$ $(i)$ $(i)$

And oxidized to hypochlorite..........

$\frac{1}{2} 0 C l_{2} + 2 H O^{-} \to + I C l O^{-} + H_{2} O + e^{-}$ $1/2stackrel(0)Cl_2 +2HO^(-) rarr stackrel(+I)ClO^(-)+H_2O +e^(-)$ $(i i)$ $(ii)$

And OVERALL........ $(i) + (i i) :$ $(i) + (ii):$

$C l_{2} + 2 H O^{-} \to C l^{-} + C l O^{-} + H_{2} O$ $Cl_2 +2HO^(-) rarr Cl^(-) + ClO^(-) +H_2O$

Is charge balanced? Is mass balanced? These must be if the equation is to be accepted as a representation of chemical reality, of physical reality in fact.

Science

Math

Humanities

... and beyond

How does chlorine gas react to give chloride and hypochlorite ions in BASIC solution?

1 Answer

Explanation:

Related questions

Impact of this question