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Chlorine dissolves in sodium hydroxide to give sodium hypochlorite. If the sodium hydroxide alkalinity is removed with acid, the chlorine is liberate.

NaOCl(aq)
  +  
2
HCl
         
Cl2
  +  
NaCl
  +  
H2O
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Hydrolysis
Proton transfer: Brønsted reaction

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