No. Hypochlorite solution does not produce bromate. The bromate is there from the chloride electrolysis process if there is some bromide present, which there always is. The disproportionation process in hypochlorite produces chlorate and perchlorate. Chloride is the oxidation/reduction product.
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No. Hypochlorite solution does not produce bromate. The bromate is there from the chloride electrolysis process if there is some bromide present, which there always is. The disproportionation process in hypochlorite produces chlorate and perchlorate. Chloride is the oxidation/reduction product.
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The point is the level. The proportion of bromate is low compared to the level of hypochlorite. The level of chlorate and perchlorate is also low compared to the level of sodium chloride, which occurs while the hypochlorite is stored over a period of weeks. The measurable level of chloride increases.
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