Question

(b) Once the ionic solid has dissolved, the anion that is formed is able to react as a base, with water as the acid. Write the net acid-base reaction that occurs when dissolved NaClO reacts with water. (Use the lowest possible coefficients. Omit states-of-matter in your answer.)

Answer 1

Answer:

$ClO^{-}+H_{2}O\rightleftharpoons HClO+OH^{-}$

Explanation:

NaClO consists of $Na^{+}$ and $ClO^{-}$ ions.

$Na^{+}$ is an weak conjugate acid of strong base NaOH whereas $ClO^{-}$ is a strong conjugate base of weak acid HClO

So, $Na^{+}$ does not react with water but $ClO^{-}$ gives an acid-base reaction with water molecule.

$ClO^{-}$ removes a proton from water molecule to form HClO.

Net acid-base reaction: $ClO^{-}+H_{2}O\rightleftharpoons HClO+OH^{-}$

Answer 2

The net acid-base reaction that occurs when dissolved NaClO reacts with water is written as:

ClO¯ + H₂O —> HClO + OH¯

What is a chemical equation?

Chemical equations are representations of chemical reactions using symbols and formula of the reactants and products.

The reactants are located on the left side while the products are located on the right side.

Reactants —> Products

The balancing of chemical equations follows the law of conservation of matter which states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction but can be transferred from one form to another.

How to write the net ionic equation

In solution

NaClO(aq) —> Na⁺(aq) + ClO¯(aq)

ClO¯ will react with water as follow:

ClO¯ + H₂O —> HClO + OH¯

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