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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

Identify the products formed when chlorine reacts with cold and dilute sodium hydroxide solution.

  1. A \(\mathrm{NaCl}, \mathrm{NaClO}_3, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{NaCl}, \mathrm{NaClO}_4, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{NaCl}, \mathrm{NaOCl}, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{NaCl}, \mathrm{HCl}, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\)
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(C) \(\mathrm{NaCl}, \mathrm{NaOCl}, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\)

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\(\mathrm{Cl}_2+\underset{\text { Cold,dilute }}{2 \mathrm{NaOH} \longrightarrow} \underset{\substack{\text { Sodium } \\ \text { chloridc }}}{\mathrm{NaCl}}+\underset{\begin{array}{l}\text { Sodium } \\ \text { hypochloritc }\end{array}}{\mathrm{NaOCl}}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\)
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