Sunil Kumar FP
Last Activity: 10 Years ago
(a)chlorine need one more electron to complete its octet,thus it reduces itself and act as an oxidising agent.
When chlorine is added to water, underchloric acids form:
Cl2 + H2O -> HOCl + H+ + Cl-
Due to its bleaching action it acts as an disinfectant
(b)H3PO4 is already fully oxidized; it cannot accept another oxygen atom, so cannot reduce something. whereas H3PO2 and H3PO3 can accept two and one oxygen respectively
(c)violet vapours are produced due to evolution of hydrogen gas