Question

What is the chemical name of bleaching powder

Answer 1

Chemical formula of Bleaching Powder is CaOCl2 and its Chemical name is Calcium Oxychloride. It is Prepared by Chlorine gas over dry slaked lime. Generally this method is used in large scale preparation of bleaching powder.Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 → CaOCl2 + H2O

Answer 2

Answer: The chemical name of bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride.

Explanation:

Bleaching powder is a white colored compound which is formed by the reaction of slaked line with the released chlorine gas from the electrolysis of brine solution. The chemical formula for this compound is $CaOCl_2$

The chemical equation for the formation of bleaching powder follows:

$Ca(OH)_2(s)+Cl_2(g)\rightarrow CaOCl_2(s)+H_2O(l)$

By Stoichiometry of the reaction:

1 mole of slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) reacts with 1 mole of chlorine gas to produce 1 mole of bleaching powder (calcium oxychloride) and 1 mole of water.

Hence, the chemical name of bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride.