Question

Disinfecting drinking water:Caocl2 :: mild antiseptic: ...............​

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is NaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate )

Answer 2

Disinfecting drinking water using CaOCl2 is explained below.

▪Bleaching powder (CaClO2) can be used for disinfecting drinking water.

▪When bleaching powder dissolves, it reacts with water to from hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypochlorite ions (OCl-).

▪This chlorine disinfection works as follows.

▪Chlorine kills pathogens such as bacteria and viruses by breaking the chemical bonds in their molecules.

▪Other disinfecting agents include chlorine (Cl2).