What is the formula of bleaching powder
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Answer:
The chemical name of bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride and its formula is Ca(ClO)2.
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 the chemical equation for the formation of bleaching powder follows:
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.
Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 ------ CaOCl2 + H2O
Hence, the chemical name of bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride.
Answer:
Ca(ClO) 2
Explanation:
=> it's called calcium hypochlorite.
=>The active ingredient of commercial products are called bleaching powder.
=>it is produce by chlorine gas over a dry slaked lime.
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