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We know that chlorine is produced during the electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride. This chlorine gas is used for the manufacture of bleaching powder. Bleaching powder is produced by the action of chlorine on dry slaked lime [Ca(OH)2]. It is represented as CaOCl2.
Ca(OH)2+Cl2------CaOCl2+H2O
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoCalcium hypochlorite is a chemical compound with formula Ca(ClO)2. It is widely used for water treatment and as a bleaching agent (bleaching powder). This chemical is considered to be relatively stable and has greater available chlorine than sodium hypochlorite (liquid bleach).
t is manufactured by the calcium process: 2 Ca(OH)2 + 2 Cl2 → Ca(ClO)2 + CaCl2 + 2 H2O
Bleaching powder is actually a mixture of calcium hypochlorite (Ca(ClO)2) and the basic chloride CaCl2, H2O with some slaked lime, Ca(OH)2. [1]
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How do you make chloroform from bleaching powder?
BY HALOFORM TEST Acetone gets oxidized by bleaching powder. Chloroform is one of the products of the reaction.
Is bleaching powder acid or base?
Bleaching powder is a base.
Is bleaching powder a base or a salt?
bleaching powder is a base.
Can bleaching powder make hard water soft?
yes
What is the common name of bleaching powder?
common name for bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride.
What is the formulae of bleaching powder?
Bleaching powder is calcium hypochlorite. Ca(OCl)2
What is the common name for bleaching powder CaCl OCl?
The common name for bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride.
What is the formula of bleaching soda?
it is bleaching powder and its formula is CaoCl2.
What is the chemical formulae of bleaching powder?
The chemical formula for bleaching powder is Ca(ClO)2 -Calcium Hypochlorite.
What is the oxilation state of chlorine in bleaching powder caocl2?
The oxidation state of chlorine in bleaching powder would be zero.
What will be the products when bleaching powder reacts with carbon dioxide?
When carbon Di-oxide reacts with Bleaching powder it produces chlorine gas. That is why we do not use carbon Di-oxide for fighting the bleaching powder fire. A.K.Sharotri
Why bleaching powder is kept in air tight containers?
On standing in the open air bleaching powder react with carbon dioxide produce chlorine gas. As a result the activity or bleaching property of bleaching powder is reduced. So it is kept in a closed container.
