Question

If chlorine gas is bubbles through an aqueous solution of sodium iodide,the result is elemental iodine and aqueous sodium chloride solution. What kind of reactions took place?

Answer 1

The balanced reaction that describes the reaction of chlorine gas and sodium iodide to produce elemental iodine and sodium chloride in aqueous solution is expressed Cl2+2NaI= I2 + 2NaCl. This kind of reaction is called single replacement reaction where the anion, in this case, is only replaced