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Q. The change in the oxidation state of iodine when excess chlorine water is added to an iodide salt is

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Solution:

$2 KI + Cl _{2} \rightarrow 2 KCl + I _{2}$
$5 Cl _{2}+ I _{2}+6 H _{2} O \rightarrow 10 HCl +2 HIO _{3}$
Change in oxidation state of iodine
$=5-(-1) $
$=6$