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Give the hydrolysis of NCl3.


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Hydrolysis of NCl3:

  • Hydrolysis is the process of using water to break down a molecule into its constituents two parts.
  • The general formula of a hydrolysis reaction is

AB+H2OAH+BOH.

  • When Nitrogen trichlorideNCl3 is hydrolyzed by hot water, the water molecules attacks on Cl atom through an Electromeric effect (The complete transfer of electrons of multiple bonds to one of the bonded atom in the presence of an electron attacking reagent) since N-Cl bond is almost non-polar
  • The lone electron pair of Nitrogen takes up protons from water and leads to the product AmmoniaNH3 and Hypochlorous acidHOCl.

NCl3(aq)NitrogenTrichloride+3H2O(aq)WaterNH3(g)Ammonia+3HOCl(aq)Hypochlorousacid

Therefore, Nitrogen trichlorideNCl3 is hydrolyzed to give AmmoniaNH3 and hypochlorous acidHOCl.


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