Question

What is the atomicity of sodium hypochlorite???

Answer 1

Answer:-

3

Explanation:-

•Formula of Sodium hypochlorite =NaClO

Hence, we can easily understand from the formula that Sodium Hypochlorite has 3 elements i.e. Sodium [Na], Chlorine [Cl] and Oxygen [O].

Now, number of atoms of each element in the given compound is :-

• Sodium [Na] = 1

• Chlorine [Cl] = 1

• Oxygen [O] = 1

Thus, the atomicity of NaClO is :-

= 1 + 1 + 1

= 3

Some Extra Information:-

Atomicity : The number of atoms constituting a molecule is known as it's atomicity.

The atomicity of some non-metals are :-

• Argon (Ar) → Monoatomic

• Helium (He) → Monoatomic

• Oxygen (O) → Diatomic

• Nitrogen (N) → Diatomic

• Phosphorus (P) → Tetra-atomic

• Sulphur (S) → Poly-atomic