Question

Identify the compound of calcium used for disinfecting drinking water how it is maanufacture write the chemical equatiom for the reaction involved what happen when it is exposed in air

Answer 1

Calcium oxy chloride (CaOCl2)

It is manufactured when calcium hydroxide is reacted with chlorine ,it forms calcium oxy chloride also called as bleaching powder ...

Ca(OH)2 +Cl2-------->CaOCl2

When it is exposed to air it dissociates ....

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