Question

The products obtained when chlorine gas reacts with cold and dilute aqueous NaOH are ______.

Options

• ClO⁻ and \[\ce{ClO^-_3}\]

• \[\ce{ClO^-_2}\] and \[\ce{ClO^-_3}\]

• Cl⁻ and ClO⁻

• Cl⁻ and \[\ce{ClO^-_2}\]

Answer 1

The products obtained when chlorine gas reacts with cold and dilute aqueous NaOH are Cl⁻ and ClO⁻.

Explanation:

\[\ce{Cl2 + \underset{[cold and dilute]}{NaOH }-> NaCl + NaClO + H2O}\]