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The reaction proceeds in two steps - the formation of calcium chloride and water and the release of chlorine gas. The white salt is hygroscopic and dissolves spontaneously releasing heat.

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Is bleaching powder acid or base?

Bleaching powder, also known as calcium hypochlorite, is a basic compound. It is an inorganic salt that releases hypochlorite ions in water, which can act as a strong oxidizing agent and is commonly used as a bleaching agent.


What happens when acid reacts with bleaching powder?

A potentially dangerous evolution of chlorine gas. The mechanism is complex. Bleaching powder is a hypochlorite salt containing OCl- ion. In acid solution the weak acid HOCl hypochlorous acid is formed. The following reaction is slow but effective:- 2HOCl -> H+(aq) + Cl- + HClO2 (formation of chlorous acid) HOCl + ClO2- -> ClO3- +H+ + Cl- This creation of Cl- is key There is an equilibrium HOCl + OH3+ + Cl- <-> Cl2 + 2H2O (this occurs when Cl2 dissolves in water) Adding acid to hypochlorite sets this up as shown above. Excess acid (low pH) drives this equilibrium to the right (Le Chateliers principle) and chlorine gas is evolved first traces are dissolved in water but rapidly it comes out of solution further displacing the equilibrium.


What happens when you add iron powder to hydrochloric acid?

When iron powder is added to hydrochloric acid, a chemical reaction takes place which produces hydrogen gas and iron(II) chloride. The iron powder dissolves in the acid and the hydrogen gas is released as bubbles. The iron chloride formed remains in solution.


What colour would hydrochloric acid go if litmus powder was added to it?

Hydrochloric acid is an acidic solution, so when litmus powder is added to it, the litmus powder would most likely turn red. This is because litmus paper turns red in acidic solutions and blue in basic solutions.


Chalk reacts with hydrochloric acid when mixed Will pounding the chalk into powder increase the rate of reaction?

Yes, pounding chalk into powder will increase the rate of reaction with hydrochloric acid. This is because crushing the chalk into a powder increases its surface area, allowing more of it to come into contact with the hydrochloric acid and react.

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What compound should be added to bleaching powder to obtain chlorine?

An acid compound. Be very carefull: Chlorine is very VERY toxic gas.


Is bleaching powder acid or base?

Bleaching powder, also known as calcium hypochlorite, is a basic compound. It is an inorganic salt that releases hypochlorite ions in water, which can act as a strong oxidizing agent and is commonly used as a bleaching agent.


What happens when bleaching powder reacts with dil sulphuric acid?

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What is meant by available chlorine in bleaching powder?

Usually it relates to hypochlorites content in the product. Available chlorine is the quantity of chlorine that can hypothetically be produced by reaction of bleaching powder with hydrochloric acid. Greater the available chlorine is - greater oxidation ability the bleaching powder has. For example, available chlorine 5% means that fixed amount of something can be oxidized by (100/5)X=20X grams of bleaching powder and the same can be done with only X grams of pure chlorine.


Do they use hydrochloride acid to make cocaine powder?

If you mean hydrochloric acid the answeer ist yes, hydrochloric acid is used to percipictate cocaine of solution


What happens when acid reacts with bleaching powder?

A potentially dangerous evolution of chlorine gas. The mechanism is complex. Bleaching powder is a hypochlorite salt containing OCl- ion. In acid solution the weak acid HOCl hypochlorous acid is formed. The following reaction is slow but effective:- 2HOCl -> H+(aq) + Cl- + HClO2 (formation of chlorous acid) HOCl + ClO2- -> ClO3- +H+ + Cl- This creation of Cl- is key There is an equilibrium HOCl + OH3+ + Cl- <-> Cl2 + 2H2O (this occurs when Cl2 dissolves in water) Adding acid to hypochlorite sets this up as shown above. Excess acid (low pH) drives this equilibrium to the right (Le Chateliers principle) and chlorine gas is evolved first traces are dissolved in water but rapidly it comes out of solution further displacing the equilibrium.


What happens when you add iron powder to hydrochloric acid?

When iron powder is added to hydrochloric acid, a chemical reaction takes place which produces hydrogen gas and iron(II) chloride. The iron powder dissolves in the acid and the hydrogen gas is released as bubbles. The iron chloride formed remains in solution.


What colour would hydrochloric acid go if litmus powder was added to it?

Hydrochloric acid is an acidic solution, so when litmus powder is added to it, the litmus powder would most likely turn red. This is because litmus paper turns red in acidic solutions and blue in basic solutions.


If your stomach contained 1 liter of dilute hydrochloric acid powder would you need to neutralize it?

That depends on how dilute the hydrochloric acid is. Your stomach naturally produces hydrochloric acid as part of the natural human digestive process. If you just drank a liter of water and had little in your stomach to begin with, your stomach would then contain a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid.


Chalk reacts with hydrochloric acid when mixed Will pounding the chalk into powder increase the rate of reaction?

Yes, pounding chalk into powder will increase the rate of reaction with hydrochloric acid. This is because crushing the chalk into a powder increases its surface area, allowing more of it to come into contact with the hydrochloric acid and react.


What happens when hydrochloric acid is added to zinc powder?

When hydrochloric acid is added to zinc powder, a chemical reaction occurs where zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce hydrogen gas and zinc chloride. The hydrogen gas is evolved as bubbles, and the zinc chloride remains in solution. This is a typical example of a single displacement reaction.


What will happen in the reaction of sodium chloride powder and hydrochloric acid?

Nothing, they don't react with each other