Identify the compound of calcium which is yellowish white powder and is used for disinfecting drinking water. How it is manufactured? Write chemical equations for the reactions involved. What happens when it is left exposed to air?
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It is bleaching powder.
Chemical name-Calcium oxychloride
Formula-CaOCl₂
It is produced by action of chlorine on dry slaked lime.
Equation- Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 → CaOCl2 + H2O
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