Question

What are uses of Bleaching powder?​

Answer 1

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Bleaching powder:

• Bleaching powder is an inorganic compound

• Chemical name of bleaching powder is Calcium Hypochloride

• CaOCl2 is the chemical formula of Calcium Hypochloride

Uses of Bleaching Powder:

~ It is used in textile, soap and glass industries

~ It is used as reagent in the formation of Chloroform

~ It is used to purify the water

Answer 2

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Bleaching powder also known as calciumoxy chloride .

It is prepared by the reaction of chlorine on dry slaked lime.

Uses of Bleaching powder:-

• It is used to bleach the dirty clothes in laundrylaundry and wood pulps in paper industry or textile industry.

• It is used as strong oxidising agent in various chemical industries.

• It is used in disinfecting the water.

• It is used in preparation of chloroform.