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?

1 Answer
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