Q11 / 90 · JEE Main 2022 (27 Jun Shift 2) · Chemistry

On the surface of polar stratospheric clouds, hydrolysis of chlorine nitrate gives A and B while its reaction with HCl produces B and C. A.B and C are, respectively

  • Correct answer
    A
    HOCl,HNO3,Cl2
  • B
    Cl2,HNO3,HOCl
  • C
    HClO2,HNO2,HOCl
  • D
    HOCl,HNO2,Cl2O

Solution

In winter, special type of clouds called polar stratospheric clouds are formed over Antarctica.These polar stratospheric clouds provide surface on which chlorine nitrate formed gets hydrolysed to form hypochlorous acid.It also reacts with hydrogen chloride produced to give molecular chlorine

The reactions are:

ClONO2(g)+H2O(g)→HOCl(g)+HNO3(g)

ClONO2(g)+HCl(g)→Cl2(g)+HNO3(g)

Hence, A, B and C are HOCl,HNO3,Cl2

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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