One of the most commonly used compounds in the chlorination of swimming pools is sodium hypochlorite, #NaClO.# Once dissolved, an equilibrium is established between #ClO^-# and its conjugate acid. What is the equation of this reaction?

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anor277
Aug 8, 2018

#ClO^(-) + H_2O(l) rightleftharpoonsHOCl(aq) + HO^-#

Explanation:

As always the conjugate acid is the original species PLUS a PROTON.

For..

#ClO^(-) + H_2O(l) rightleftharpoonsHOCl(aq) + HO^-#

#K_"eq"=([HO^-][HOCl(aq)])/([ClO^-])=10^(-6.47)=3.38xx10^-7#

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