The products obtained when chlorine gas reacts with cold and dilute aqueous naoh
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The reaction between chlorine and cold dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide solution is:
2NaOH + Cl2 --> NaCl + NaOCl + H2O
NaCl - Sodium Chloride
NaOCl - Sodium Chlorate(I)
H2O - Water
In the end products, chlorine's oxidation state has been both reduced (in NaCl) and oxidized (in NaOCl).
Hence, such a reaction in which a single element undergoes both oxidation and reduction is called a disproportionate reaction.
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