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A-LevelChemistryGroup 179701/12 · May/June 2024 · Q191 Mark

Chlorine gas is reacted with cold aqueous sodium hydroxide. Which statement is correct for this reaction?

AChlorine is both oxidised and reduced.

BChlorine is neither oxidised nor reduced.

CChlorine is oxidised but not reduced.

DChlorine is reduced but not oxidised.

✓ Correct answer

A: Chlorine is both oxidised and reduced.

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Topic: Group 17, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 19.

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