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Chemistry · p-Block Elements (Group 15-18)

JEE Main 2024 — 29 January, Shift 1 — Question 72

Chlorine undergoes disproportionation in alkaline medium as shown below :

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

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  1. Option A:

    1,2,11,2,1 and 1

    Correct
  2. Option B:

    2, 2, 1 and 3

  3. Option C:

    3,4,43,4,4 and 2

  4. Option D:

    2,4,12,4,1 and 3

Answer: A

Step-by-step solution

⇒Cl2+2O‾H⟶Cl−+ClO−+H2O\Rightarrow \mathrm{Cl}_{2}+2 \overline{\mathrm{O}} \mathrm{H} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Cl}^{-}+\mathrm{ClO}^{-}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}

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Exam
JEE Main 2024
Paper
29 January, Shift 1
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
p-Block Elements (Group 15-18)
Topic
Compounds of Halogens
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