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Published on: August 13, 2026
What products are expected from the disproportionation reaction of hypochlorous acid?
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D
+2 +5 –1
3HCIO (aq) 
HCIO3 (aq) + 2HCI (aq).
It is disproportionation reaction of hypochlorus acid where the oxidation number of CI changes from +1 (in CIO– ) to +5 (in CIO3– ) and –1 (in CI– ).
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