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Under suitable conditions (for example on heating or in alkaline solution) which of the following chlorine oxoanions can undergo disproportionation?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: A, B, C

Disproportionation needs a chlorine oxidation state that can go both up and down. (+1), (+3) and (+5) are all intermediate states below the maximum of +7 and above -1. In chlorine is already at +7 and can only be reduced.
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