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A-LevelChemistryGroup 179701/12 · May/June 2019 · Q91 Mark

X is either chlorine or an oxide of chlorine. X reacts with water, under suitable conditions, to form the two acids HCl and HClO3 in the mole ratio of 1 (HCl): 5 (HClO3). What could be X?

ACl2
BCl₂O
CClO2
DCl2O7

✓ Correct answer

C: ClO2

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Group 17, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 9.

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