Chemistry A-Level
Halogen reactions with alkali
What Halogen reactions with alkali means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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A reaction such as chlorine with cold dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide, in which chlorine is both oxidised and reduced, forming chloride ions and chlorate(I) ions.
Topics that use Halogen reactions with alkali
- The halogens (OCR A-Level)
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