JEE Advanced2011ChemistryRedox ReactionsActual
Reaction of Br ₂ with Na ₂ CO ₃ in aqueous solution gives sodium bromide and sodium bromate with evolution of CO ₂ gas. The number of sodium bromide molecules involved in the balanced chemical equation is
Correct answer
5
Step-by-step solution
Br ₂ is disproportionated in basic medium as 3 Br ₂+3 Na ₂ CO ₃ 5 NaBr + NaBrO ₃+3 CO ₂