Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Group 17

Group 17 — practice question

When chlorine gas is added to cold aqueous sodium hydroxide, a reaction takes place. It also reacts with hot aqueous sodium hydroxide. What oxidation numbers does chlorine have in the products of these reactions?

  • Acold: $-1$, $+1$; hot: $-1$, $+5$
  • Bcold: $-1$, $+1$; hot: $+1$, $+6$
  • Ccold: $-1$, $+2$; hot: $-1$, $+5$
  • Dcold: $-1$, $+2$; hot: $+1$, $+6$

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