Redox Reaction: Excess Chlorine Gas and Hydroxide Ions Transform into Hypochlorite and Chloride Ions

Cl2 excess/ OH- will remove _______

two OH’s syn

When chlorine gas (Cl2) is present in excess with hydroxide ions (OH-), it will remove the proton from the hydroxide ion via a redox reaction and form hypochlorite ion (ClO-) and chloride ion (Cl-) as products. The reaction can be written as:

Cl2 + 2OH- → ClO- + Cl- + H2O

Therefore, the reaction of Cl2 excess/ OH- will remove a hydrogen ion (H+) from OH-, producing water H2O along with ClO- and Cl- ions.

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