Question

why does bleaching powder smell strongly of chlorine and does not dissolve completely in water.?

Answer 1

Bleaching powder smelled strongly of chlorine because it reacts with CO^2 from the atmosphere to produce chlorine & calcium carbonate. ... it is also called chloride of lime. Bleaching powder is actually a mixture of calcium chloride, calcium hydroxide and calcium hypochlorite.

Answer 2

Bleaching powder is a yellowish white powder with a strong smell of chlorine. When exposed to air, bleaching powder gives a smell of chlorine. This is because bleaching powder reacts with carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to produce calcium carbonate and chlorine gas
It doesn't dissolve in water completely because calcium carbonate so formed is solid...
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