why are clorine highly acidic?
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Chlorine gas bleached the litmus paper. This is because of presence of hypochlorite ions. So, when chlorine (in any form) is added to water, a weak acid called Hypochlorousacid is produced. It is this acid, not the chlorine, which gives water its ability to oxidize and disinfect.
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THE CHLORINE IS HIGHLY ACIDIC & STRONG BCOZ ; HYDROGEN BONDS TO CHLORINE ARE TOO WEAK TO INHIBIT DISSOCIATION !
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