Bleaching powder is exposed to air, explain with the help
of Balanced chemical equation
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Reaction of bleaching powder with air is given below -
- Bleaching powder has chemical formula CaOCl2. The chemical is light yellowish in colour.
- Bleaching powder reacts with carbon dioxide present in the air.
- On reaction, the yielded products are calcium carbonate and chlorine gas.
- The balanced chemical reaction is -
- CaOCl2 + CO2 --> CaCO3 + Cl2.
- In the above reaction, Ca refers to calcium, O refers to oxygen, C refers to carbon and Cl refers to chlorine.
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