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Prepare Chlorine from Hydrogen Chloride - Chemistry

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Question

How can you prepare Cl2 from HCl and HCl from Cl2? Write reactions only.

Solution 1

Cl2 can be prepared from HCl by Deacon’s process.

HCl can be prepared from Cl2 on treating it with water.

`Cl_2 + H_2O -> HCl                      +                    HOCl`

                     Hydrochloric acid         Hypochlorous acid

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Solution 2

`MnO_2 + 4HCl -> MnCl_2 + Cl_2 + 2H_2O`

Oxidising agent

We can also used `KMnO_4, K_2Cr_2O_7`, etc in place of `MnO_2`

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Chapter 7: The p-block Elements - Exercises [Page 207]

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NCERT Chemistry [English] Class 12
Chapter 7 The p-block Elements
Exercises | Q 29 | Page 207
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