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Chlorine + Water

when chlorine reacts with water the following solution occurs:

Cl2 + H2O --> HClO + HCl

BUT

I also saw that this happens

Cl2 + H2O --> HClO + O2

when would the latter occur

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Farseer

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/period3/elementsreact.html

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thanks

Original post by jsmith6131

when chlorine reacts with water the following solution occurs:

Cl2 + H2O --> HClO + HCl

BUT

I also saw that this happens

Cl2 + H2O --> HClO + O2

when would the latter occur

Never, as you've lost an H, a Cl, and plucked an O out of nowhere