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When chlorine water is exposed to sunlight, $O_2$ is liberated. Hence,
When chlorine water is exposed to sunlight, $O_2$ is liberated. Hence,
Updated On: Jun 3, 2023
- hydrogen has little affinity to $O_2$
- hydrogen has more affinity to $O_2$
- hydrogen has more affinity to chlorine
- it is a reducing agent
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The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
When chlorine water is exposed to sunlight, $O _{2}$ is liberated. Hence hydrogen has more affinity to $Cl _{2}$
$2 Cl _{2}+2 H _{2} O \xrightarrow{\text { sunlight }} O _{2}+4 HCl$
Thus, chlorine can displace oxygen from water. This indicates that the affinity of hydrogen for chlorine is more than the affinity of hydrogen for oxygen.
$2 Cl _{2}+2 H _{2} O \xrightarrow{\text { sunlight }} O _{2}+4 HCl$
Thus, chlorine can displace oxygen from water. This indicates that the affinity of hydrogen for chlorine is more than the affinity of hydrogen for oxygen.
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Chlorine
A chemical element with the symbol Cl and the atomic number 17 is ‘Chlorine’. It is the second-lightest of the halogens that appears between fluorine and bromine in the periodic table and its properties are median between them. At room temperature, it is a yellow-green gas. Also, it has two stable isotopes, 35Cl and 37Cl. These are the only two natural isotopes occurring in quantity, with 35Cl making up 76% of natural chlorine and 37Cl making up the remaining 24%.
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