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Cl2 is more reactive than I2 but when KC...

`Cl_2` is more reactive than `I_2` but when `KClO_3` reacts with `I_2, Cl,_2` is liberated. Why?

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Reaction of chlorate with iodine is a redox reaction and `I_2` is oxidised.
`2KClO_3 + I_2 to 2KIO_3 + Cl_2`.
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