Question

write the chemical name and formula of bleaching powder how it is prepared write the chemical equation and state with two uses of bleaching powder​

Answer 1

Answer:

chemical name - calcium oxychloride

It is produced by the action of chlorine on hydroxide ( slaked lime).

Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 ===== CaOCl2 + H2O

USES

1. used in bleaching cotton in cotton industry.

2. widely used to disinfect water and kill pathogens.

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Answer 2

When slaked lime reacts with carbon dioxide it forms bleaching powder and water.

Reaction: Ca(OH)2 + CO2 ( to give) CaOCl + H2O. Uses: 1) Used to bleach cotton at cotton industries. 2) Used to make chloroform( CHCl3).