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    Question

    Bleaching Powder is a compound of

    _______?
    A Calcium Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Sodium Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Magnesium Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Sulphur Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Bleaching powder is chemically, calcium oxychloride (CaOCl₂). Bleaching powder is manufactured using Backmann’s plant in which slack lime and Chlorine are made to react to create Bleaching Powder. 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.

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