Question

explain the formation of bleaching powder with chemical equations.​

Answer 1

Chemical formula of Bleaching Powder is CaOCl2 and its Chemical name is Calcium Oxychloride. It is Prepared by Chlorine gas over dry slaked lime. Generally this method is used in large scale preparation of bleaching powder.

Answer 2

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Here's how bleaching powder is formed. When you react two moles of slaked lime with two moles of chlorine gas, bleaching powder is obtained along with calcium chloride.

Reaction:

2Ca(OH)₂ + 2Cl₂ ------> Ca(OCl)₂ + CaCl₂ + 2H₂O

The chemical name of bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride.

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