Assertion :Chlorine gas disproportionates in hot and conc. NaOH solution Reason: NaCl and NaOCl are formed in the above reaction
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect Chlorine gas reacts with hot and concentrated sodium hydroxide to form sodium chloride, sodium chlorate and water.
3Cl2+6NaOH→5NaCl+NaClO3+3H2O
As NaClO3 is formed in this reaction, not NaOCl, Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect