the bleaching action of bleaching powder is due to?
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Due to the evolution of nascent oxygen, it acts as an oxidising and a bleaching agent.
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Calcium oxychloride (CaOCl2) is known as bleaching powder. In the presence of small amount of dilute acid, it gives nascent oxygen which acts as an oxidising and bleaching agent.When it is treated with excess of dilute acids, chlorine is evolved which is responsible for the bleaching action of bleaching power.
Due to the evolution of nascent oxygen, it acts as an oxidising and a bleaching agent. When it is treated with excess of dilute acids, chlorine is evolved. Chlorine gas produced in this way is known as, “available chlorine” which is responsible for the bleaching action of bleaching power.
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