Chlorine is a halogen that undergoes a disproportionation reaction in cold, alkaline conditions.
When chlorine gas is reacted with cold, dilute sodium hydroxide solution, it forms sodium chloride solution, sodium chlorate(I) (NaClO\text{NaClO}NaClO), and water.
Complete the balanced equation for this reaction, including the three missing chemical formulae and their corresponding state symbols.
..... (.....)+2NaOH (aq)→..... (.....)+NaClO (aq)+..... (.....) \text{..... (.....)} + 2\text{NaOH (aq)} \rightarrow \text{..... (.....)} + \text{NaClO (aq)} + \text{..... (.....)} ..... (.....)+2NaOH (aq)→..... (.....)+NaClO (aq)+..... (.....)106 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 7.2 Group 7, covering 7.2.1 Physical properties of the halogens, 7.2.2 Reactions of the halogens, 7.2.3 Relative reactivity and displacement reactions of the halogens, and 7.2.4 Halogen displacement as a redox reaction. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.