Q. In the reaction, $2 B r^{-} + X_{2} \to B r_{2} + 2 X^{-}; X_{2}$ is

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A

$C l_{2}$

56%

B

$B r_{2}$

19%

C

$I_{2}$

26%

D

$N_{2}$

0%

Solution:

$2 B r^{-} + C l_{2} \to B r_{2} + 2 C l^{-}$
Hence $X_{2}$ is $C l_{2} .$