Reaction of ${Br}_{2}$ with ${Na}_{2}{CO}_{3}$ in aqueous solution gives sodium bromide and sodium bromate with evolution of ${CO}_{2}$ gas. The number of sodium bromide molecules involved in the balanced chemical equation is

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${Br}_{2}$ is disproportionated in basic medium as
$3{Br}_{2} + 3{Na}_{2}{CO}_{3} \longrightarrow 5NaBr + {NaBrO}_{3} + 3{CO}_{2}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \$

Q. Reaction of ${Br}_{2}$ with ${Na}_{2}{CO}_{3}$ in aqueous solution gives sodium bromide and sodium bromate with evolution of ${CO}_{2}$ gas. The number of sodium bromide molecules involved in the balanced chemical equation is

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