Question

In one of the industry process used for manufacturing of sodium hydroxide a gas x formed as by product the gas x reacts with salked lime to give a compound y which is used bleaching agent in chemical industry name x and y and give chemical equation involved in this reaction

Answer 1

Answer:

x is chlorine.

y is calcium oxychloride or bleaching powder.

reaction:

Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 ------- CaOCl2 + H2O