The scienece behind “Scrubbing Cl2 in NaOH”

As with my NH3 article, I wanted to verify and document the same scenario for scrubbing 1 pound of Cl2 with 50% Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH). Here is what Gemini+ had to say…

When Chlorine (Cl2) gas is safely scrubbed with Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), the reaction produces sodium hypochlorite (bleach), sodium chloride (salt), and water.

Bottom line: 0.23 Gallons of 50% NaOH is needed for each pound of Cl2. Here is the breakdown:

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