Question

Which gas is released when bleaching powder is kept in open air?
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Chlorine
(d) Carbon dioxide

Answer 1

(C) Chlorine gas is released when bleaching powder kept in open air

Answer 2

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Chlorine :-

• Chlorine is a chemical element with the symbol Cl and atomic number 17. The second-lightest of the halogens, it appears between fluorine and bromine in the periodic table and its properties are mostly intermediate between them. Chlorine is a yellow-green gas at room temperature.