Post Utme Osustech 2022 Chemistry Question 20

Practice objective / multiple choice question 20 from the 2022 Post Utme Osustech Chemistry examination.

Post Utme Osustech 2022 Chemistry Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 20 POST_UTME_OSUSTECH • 2022 • CHEMISTRY • objective

The reaction between chlorine gas and potassium iodide is a classic example of a redox reaction. Which of the following is the correct representation of the reaction in terms of half-equations?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. \\text{Cl}_2 + 2\\text{e}^- \\rightarrow 2\\text{Cl}^-
B. 2\text{KI} \rightarrow \text{I}_2 + 2\text{K}^+
C. \text{Cl}_2 + 2\text{KI} \rightarrow 2\text{KCl} + \text{I}_2
D. 2\\text{Cl}^- \\rightarrow \\text{Cl}_2 + 2\\text{e}^-
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
\\text{Cl}_2 + 2\\text{e}^- \\rightarrow 2\\text{Cl}^-

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This is Post Utme Osustech 2022 Chemistry Question 20. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Post Utme Osustech Chemistry examination.

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