In an experiment, a test-tube full of chlorine water was inverted in chlorine water as shown in the diagram below and the set up left in sunlight for one day

      

In an experiment, a test-tube full of chlorine water was inverted in chlorine water as shown in the diagram below and the set up left in sunlight for one day
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After one day, a gas was found to have collected in the test-tube
a) Identify the gas
b) What will happen to the pH of the solution in the beaker after one day? Give an explanation

  

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John
a) Oxygen

b) The PH decreases. Chloric (I) acid (HOCL) decomposes to give more hydrochloric acid (HCL) in the mixture, which is a strong acid
johnmulu answered the question on April 20, 2017 at 14:05


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