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Which pair gives Cl2 at room temperature ?


A

Conc. HCl + KMnO4

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B

NaCl + Conc. H2SO4

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C

NaCl + MnO2

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NaCl +Conc. HNO3

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Solution

The correct option is A

Conc. HCl + KMnO4


2KMnO4 +6 HCl 2KCl +2MnCl2 +5Cl2 +8H2O

The key idea being that the compound reacting with the chloride ion must be a strong enough oxidising agent to change the oxidation state of chlorine from -1 to 0


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