Question

Give the properties and uses of bleaching powder.​

Answer 1

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Uses of Bleaching Powder :

• It is used for bleaching dirty clothes in the laundry, as a bleaching agent for cotton and linen in the textile industry.

• It is a strong oxidizing agent hence used as an oxidizer in many industries.

• It is used as a disinfectant which is used for disinfecting water to make potable water.

Answer 2

Answer:

******************Properties of Bleaching Powder (Calcium oxychloride)*******************************

(i) It is a pale yellow powder. It has a strong smell of chlorine.

(ii) It is soluble in water but a clear solution is never formed due to presence of impurities.

(iii) It loses chlorine by the action of carbon dioxide.

*************Uses of Bleaching Powder***************

• It is used for bleaching dirty clothes in the laundry, as a bleaching agent for cotton and linen in the textile industry.

• It is a strong oxidizing agent hence used as an oxidizer in many industries.

• It is used as a disinfectant which is used for disinfecting water to make potable water.