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CHEMISTRY
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Question
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When bromine reacts with water. It will produce ____ solution.
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Acidic
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Neutral
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Alkaline
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In many places, it is refer to as bromine solution. But it is observed that adding bromine to water gives hypobromous acid (HOBr) and hydrobromic acid (HBr) via a disproportionation reaction.
Detailed explanation-2: -When added to water, bromine forms hypobromous acid. Hyprobromous acid is a weak acid.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed examination of the reaction of bromate with hydrochloric acid proves that, in the presence of excess of hydrochloric acid, these compounds quickly react forming bromine mono-chloride and elementary chlorine. The proportions of the reaction products have been determined.
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