Which of the following oxides of chlorine is obtained by passing dry chlorine over silver chlorate at `90^(@)C`.

Options

A. `CIO_(2)`
B. `CIO_(4)`
C. `CIO_(3)`
D. `Cl_(2)O`

Answer

1

Explanation

Pure `ClO_(2)` is obtained by passing dry `Cl_(2)` over silver chlorate heated to `990^(@)C`
`2AgClO_(3)+CI_(2)("dry")rarr2AgCl+2ClO_(2)+O_(2)`
it can also be obtained by the action of `Cl_(2)` on sodium chlorite.
`2NaClO_(2)+Cl_(2)rarr2NaCl+2ClO_(2)`