Question

what is Bleaching powder ?? and use of Bleaching Powder​

Answer 1

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➔ Bleaching powder ⇛ you have already come to know that chlorine is produced during the electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride ( brine) .The chlorine gas is used for the manufacture of bleaching powder .

Bleaching powder is produced by the action of chlorine on dry slaked lime [Ca(OH)2] . Bleaching powder is represented as CaOC12 , though the actual composition is quite complex.

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Bleaching powder is used

❶) For bleaching cotton and linen in the texttile industry , for bleaching wood pulp in paper factories and for bleaching washed clothes in laundry

❷) As an oxidising agent in many chemical industries

❸) To make drinking water free from germs

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Uses of Bleaching Powder

It is used for bleaching dirty clothes in the laundry, as a bleaching agent for cotton and linen in the textile industry. It is a strong oxidizing agent hence used as an oxidizer in many industries. It is used as a disinfectant which is used for disinfecting water to make potable water.