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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure

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

  1. A \(1.67\)
  2. B \(0.67\)
  3. C \(1.33\)
  4. D \(2.33\)
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(A) \(1.67\)

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\(3 \mathrm{Cl}_{2}+6 \mathrm{NaOH} \rightarrow 5 \mathrm{NaCl}+\mathrm{NaClO}_{3}+3 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) \(\quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad (\mathrm{X})\quad \quad \quad(\mathrm{Y})\)…
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