Question

The number of moles of chlorine required to oxidise 2 mol of iodine to iodate in presence of water is ____________.

Options

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 10

Answer 1

The number of moles of chlorine required to oxidise 2 mol of iodine to iodate in presence of water is 1.

Explanation:

\[\ce{\underset{\underset{(2 mol)}{(1 mol)}}{I2} + 6H2O + \underset{\underset{(10 mol)}{(5 mol)}}{5Cl2} ->2HIO3 + 10HCl}\]