what are dis poration reaction?give example
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A reaction in which the same species is both oxidised and reduced.
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A great example is chlorine mixing with water.
C
l
2
+
H
2
O
→
H
C
l
+
H
C
l
O
Elemental chlorine (
C
l
2
) has a redox number of 0.
In
H
C
l
, it has a redox number of -1
And in
H
C
l
O
it has a redox number of +1
Therefore chlorine has been both oxidised and reduced in the same reaction. This is disproportionation.
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