Question

Briefly describe how water reacts with the chlorine, stating experimental conditions and write balanced chemical equations for the same

Answer 1

• Chlorine reacts with water to form hypochlorous acid and hydrochloric acid.
• Chlorine reacts with water in the presence of sunllight.
• The chemical reaction for the same is given below:
• ${\mathrm{Cl}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)\to \mathrm{HClO}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+\mathrm{HCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)$