$4 NaCl + K _{2} Cr _{2} O _{7}+3 H _{2} SO _{4} \longrightarrow K _{2} SO _{4}+2 Na _{2} SO _{4}+\underset{\text{chromyl chloride(reddish brown vapour) }}{2 CrO _{2} Cl _{2} \uparrow }+3 H _{2} O$
$CrO _{2} Cl _{2}+4 NaOH \longrightarrow 2 NaCl + Na _{2} CrO _{4}+2 H _{2} O$