Question

A sanitary worker uses a white chemical having strong smell of chlorine gas to disinfect the water tank identify the chemical compound write its chemical formula give chemical equation for its preparation and write its two uses other than disinfection

Answer 1

i think its bleaching powder whose formula is Ca(OCl)2 or Ca(OCl)Cl

Answer 2

Answer:

[i] Bleaching powder : CaOCL2

[ii] Ca[OH]2+CL2 - - > CaOCL2 + H2O

[iii] It can be used as an oxidising agent and it can be used for bleaching cotton and linen.

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