Please explain me the following lines from ncert. Page no 201 para 2

All these undergo hydrolysis giving halide ion derived from the smaller halogen and a hypohalite ( when XX), halite (when XX3), halate (when XX5) and perhalate (when XX7) anion derived from the larger halogen.

XX' + H2O gives HX' + HOX

Interhalogen compounds undergo hydrolysis to give different products. Interhalogen compounds are formed in between the halogens. One halogen will be small in size and other will be in large size. Now, these interhalogen compounds undergo hydrolysis to give different compounds. One product is derived from the small halogen in the interhalogen compounds in the form of halide ion. It means one product is Halogen acid or HX' ( X' is small size halogen interhalogen compound). Other product is depend on which interhalogen compound is undergoing hydrolysis. Different products of hydrolysis of interhalogen compounds are as follows:

XX'  +  H2O    HX'  +   HOX
​                                            Hypohalite
XX'3  +  2H2O    3HX'  +  HXO2
​                                             Halite
XX'5  + 3H2O  ​   5HX'  +  HXO3
                                                Halate
XX'7   +   4H2O   ​ → 7HX'   +   HXO4
                                                  Perhalate

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