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Chlorine reacts with sodium hydroxide un...

Chlorine reacts with sodium hydroxide under various conditions to give

A

Sodium hypochlorite

B

Sodium chlorate

C

Sodium chloride

D

None of the above.

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The correct Answer is:
C
`Cl_2 +underset("Cold,dilute")(2NaOH)to NaCl + underset("sod. hypochlorite")(NaClO)+H_2O`
`3Cl_2 + 6NaOH to 5NaCl + underset("sod. chlorate")(NaClO_3)+3H_2OI`
So sodium chloride is formed in both cases.
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