Reaction pathway of (di)chloramine and sodium carbonate

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The reaction pathways of chloramine and dichloramine with sodium carbonate yield distinct products. The proposed reactions include the formation of sodium chloride (NaCl), carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitrogen (N) or sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) depending on the specific chloramine used. For dichloramine (NHCl2), the reaction with sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) can produce 2NaCl, CO2, NO, and H, while chloramine (NH2Cl) reacts to form NaCl, NaOH, CO2, H, and N. The sodium carbonate primarily influences the pH during these reactions.

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  • Understanding of chloramine and dichloramine chemical structures
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  • Concept of hydrolysis in chemical reactions
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Hello, just wondering what would be produced when chloramine and dichloramine is introduced to sodium carbonate. In a reaction including dichloramine I can't decide whether the reaction would proceed as the following:

NHCl2 + Na2CO3 ---> 2NaCl + CO2 + NO + H

Or

NHCl2 + NaCO3 ---> NaCl + CO2 + NaOCl + N

When using chloramine:

NH2Cl + Na2CO3 ---> NaCl + NaOH + CO2 + H + N


There were other pathways I could think of, but did not see them as viable.

When a lone nitrogen or hydrogen is produced I assume they form diatomic molecules, not reacting with anything else.

I may be completely wrong on all of this, feel free to correct.
 
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Check out this link. While it doesn't say anything about reaction with a carbonate, my bet is that the carbonate will be mostly responsible for modifying pH, otherwise it will be just a hydrolysis.
 

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