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Chlorine undergoes disproportionation in alkaline medium as shown below :
aCl2( g)+bOH-(aq)cClO-(aq)+dCl-(aq)+eH2O(l)

The values of a, b, c and d in a balanced redox reaction are respectively :

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Options:
  • A 1, 2, 1 and 1
  • B 2, 2, 1 and 3
  • C 3,4, 4 and 2
  • D 2, 4, 1 and 3
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 1, 2, 1 and 1

Chlorine undergoes disproportionation reaction in alkaline medium. It is the simultaneous oxidation-reduction. Chlorine is simultaneously reduced to chloride ion Cl and is oxidised to  ClO  ion. Halogens (e.g. Cl) have a strong tendency to accept electrons, so they act as strong oxidising agents.

The reaction is as follows,

\(\Rightarrow \mathrm{Cl}_2 - 2 \mathrm{O} \mathrm{H}^- \longrightarrow \mathrm{Cl}^{-}+\mathrm{ClO}^{-}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\)

Hence the values of a,b,c,d are 1,2,1,1.

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