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Q.

In alkaline medium, ClO2 oxidises H2O2 to O2 and itself reduced to Cl-. How many moles of H2O2 are oxidised by 1 mole of ClO2 ?

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a

1.5

b

3.5

c

2.5

d

1.0

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

ClO2Cl-

ClO2+4H2OCl+2H2O+4OH

 ClO2+2H2O+5eCl+4OH   …(1)

(b)      H2O2O2

H2O2+2OHO2+2H2O+2e     …(2)

Thus : ClO2+2H2O+5eCl+4OH×2

       H2O2+2OHO2+2H2O+2e×5

On addition,

 2ClO2+5H2O2+2OH-2Cl+5O2+6H2O

2mol 5mol

     2mol ClO2=5mol H2O2

1mol ClO2=52 or 2.5 molH2O2

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