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A gas jar full of chlorine water was inverted over water and allowed to stand for some time. a) State and explain two observations made in the gas jar after some times.

A gas jar full of chlorine water was inverted over water and allowed to stand for some time.
a) State and explain two observations made in the gas jar after some times.
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b) Write the equation for the reaction between chlorine and hot concentrated potassium hydroxide

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John
a) Colourless gas is collected in the gas and chlorine water turns from yellow to colourless. This is because yellow chloric (I) acid decomposes to form oxygen and hydrochloric acid which is colourless.

b) 2Cl$_{2(g)} + 6KOH_{(aq)} \rightarrow 3KCl_{(aq)} + 3KCl_{(aq)} + KClO_{3(aq)} +3H_2O_{(l)}$

johnmulu answered the question on April 21, 2017 at 06:31

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