The catalyst used in the Deacon's process for the manufacture of chlorine is:

C u

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C u C l_{2}

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C u S

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Solution

The correct option is B $C u C l_{2}$
Deacon process is the preparation of chlorine gas using hydrochloric acid gas with atmospheric oxygen (raw oxygen straight from photosynthesis) using a catalyst (cupric chloride). The formula for cupric chloride is $C u C l_{2}$ .

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Catalyst	Process
A. $T i C l_{3}$	i. Wacker process
B. $P d C l_{2}$	ii. Ziegler - Natta polymerization
C. $C u C l_{2}$	iii. Contact process
D. $V_{2} O_{5}$	iv. Deacon's process

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