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. Account for the following I. Chlorine water has both oxidizing and bleaching properties. II. H3PO2 and H3PO3 act as good reducing agents while H3PO4 doesn’t.

. Account for the following
I. Chlorine water has both oxidizing and bleaching properties.
II. H3PO2 and H3PO3 act as good reducing agents while H3PO4 doesn’t.

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Gaurav
askIITians Faculty 164 Points
9 years ago
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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

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