Question

Balance the redox reaction Cl2(g) → HClO(aq) + Cl−(aq)

Answer 1

Also, what is the coefficent of the HClO?

Answer 2

It is a disproportionation equation

Answer 3

This comes right out of my textbook, it is copied right

Answer 4

start by assigning oxidation numbers to the reactants and products to determine how many moles of each species are needed to conserve mass and charge

Answer 5

We haven't learned about moles yet

Answer 6

I've split it into
Cl2-->HClO and
Cl2-->Cl-

Answer 7

Good start, then you have to balance each half-reaction, beginning with principal atom, then oxygen, then hydrogen, and finally electrons so that charges are the same on both sides.