Question

Chlorine gas reacts with aqueous sodium bromide to produce aqueous sodium chloride and liquid bromine . write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction.

Answer 1

Answer: The equation for the reaction is given below.

Explanation:

When sodium bromide reacts with chlorine gas, it leads to the formation of sodium chloride and bromine gas.

This reaction is a type of single replacement reaction where more reactive element displaces the less reactive element from its chemical reaction.

The equation for the above reaction follows:

$2NaBr+Cl_2\rightarrow 2NaCl+Br_2$

By Stoichiometry of the reaction:

2 moles of sodium bromide reacts with 1 mole of chlorine gas to produce 2 moles of sodium chloride and 1 mole of bromine gas.

Answer 2

Cl2 (g) + 2NaBr (aq) ---> 2NaCl (aq) + Br2 (l)