Question
Explain the following reaction with the balanced equation.
Chlorine dissolved in water

Answer

Chlorine dissolves in water to form hypochlorous acid and hydrochloric acid.
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\underset{\text { Chlorine }}{ Cl _{2( g )}}+\underset{\text { Water }}{ H _2 O _{( l )}} \longrightarrow \underset{\text { Hypochlorous acid }}{ HOCl _{( aq )}}+\underset{\text { Hydrochloric acid }}{ HCl _{( aq )}}
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