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Chlorine water is added to potassium iodide solution containing chloroform. The violet colour of the chloroform layer first deepens and then disappears when excess chlorine water is added, giving a colourless solution: . Which statements are correct? One or more options may be correct.

  1. AThe colourless species contains iodine in the oxidation state.
  2. BExcess chlorine oxidises iodine to iodic acid, in which iodine is .
  3. CTen electrons are lost per molecule in the second step.
  4. DThe violet layer is due to dissolved in chloroform.

Answer: B, C, D

Iodine is violet in chloroform. In the second step each I goes from 0 to , so electrons are lost per , accepted by 5 (). has I at , not . Correct: first three.
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