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Chlorine reacts with cold dilute sodium hydroxide to give

A $NaClO X_{3}$ and $NaClO X_{4}$
B $NaCl$ and $NaClO X_{3}$
C $NaCl$ and $NaClO X_{2}$
D $NaCl$ and $NaOCl$

Answer: D

Cl X_{2} + 2 NaOH NaCl + NaOCl + H X_{2} O

in the cold with dilute alkali. The hot concentrated alkali gives

NaCl

and

NaClO X_{3}

.

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