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IIT-JEE 2011 · Paper 1, Chemistry question 18

Reaction of BrX2\ce{Br2} with NaX2COX3\ce{Na2CO3} in aqueous solution gives sodium bromide and sodium bromate with evolution of COX2\ce{CO2} gas. The number of sodium bromide molecules involved in the balanced chemical equation is

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: 5

Disproportionation of bromine in carbonate:
3 BrX2+3 NaX2COX3→5 NaBr+NaBrOX3+3 COX2.\ce{3Br2 + 3Na2CO3 -> 5NaBr + NaBrO3 + 3CO2}.

Answer: 5