Chlorine reacts with cold dilute caustic soda to give sodium chloride, sodium hypochlorite and water.

Chlorine reacts with cold dilute caustic soda to give sodium chloride,

1.	Chlorine reacts with cold dilute caustic soda to give sodium chloride, sodium hypochlorite and water.
Answer» Solution :a) The skeleton equation is written as `Cl_(2)+NaOHrarrNaCl +NaOCl+H_(2)O` B) Focusing on the oxidation numbers `overset(0)(Cl_(2))+overset(+1)(Na)overset(-2)(O)overset(+1)(H)RARROVERSET(+1)(Na)overset(-1)(Cl)+overset(+1)(Na)overset(-2)(O)overset(+1)(Cl)+overset(+1)(H_(2))overset(-2)(O)` c) LOCATING atoms undergoing change in oxidation numbers `overset(0)(Cl_(2))+NaOHrarrNaoverset(-1)(Cl)+NaOoverset(+1)(Cl)+H_(2)O` d) Determining the change in oxidation numbers E) Cris - crossing these change in the oxidation numbers `Cl_(2)+NaOHrarr NaCl +NaOCl+H_(2)O` F) Balancing the atoms other than hydrogen and oxygen `Cl_(2)+2NaOHrarrNaCl +NaOCl+H_(2)O` This is the balanced equation.