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Which products are expected from the disproportionation of hypochlorous acid?

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a

HCl and  HClO3

b

HClO2 and HClO

c

HCl and Cl2O

d

HClO3 and Cl2O

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

HCl"and"HClO3 are expected from the disproportionation of hypochlorous acid.

The disproportionation is as follows,

3HClO2HCl+HClO3

It is a hypochlorous acid disproportionation process where the chlorine oxidation number changes from +1 to 1.

Hence, Hypochlorous acid is disproportionated to produce HCl and HClO3.

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