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Grade 1210 grade science

What is the common name of the compound CaOCl2????????

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
Dear Student

The common name of CaOCl2is bleaching powder and chemical name is calcium oxychloride.

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Profile image of KAPADIA DEV
5 Years ago

Calcium Hypochlorite is an inorganic chemical compound with chemical formula CaOCl2. They are also called calcium oxychloride and the common name of CaOCl2 is bleching or chlorine powder.

Applications:

  • It is Regularly used for various day-to-day sanitation purposes.
  • They are also used in water treatment processes.