Question

Hydrolysis of $NCl _{3}$ gives $NH _{3}$ and $X$. Which of the following is $X$ ?

• A. $HClO_{4}$
• B. $HClO_{3}$
• C. $HOCl$
• D. $HClO_{2}$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$HOCl$

Answer 2

Hydrolysis of $NCl _{3}$ gives $NH _{3}$ or $NH _{4} OH$ and $HClO$ as $NCl _{2}+4 H _{2} O \longrightarrow NH _{4} OH +3 HOCl$