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Grade 10Inorganic Chemistry

How will you prepare bleaching powder from slaked lime

Profile image of Hrishant Goswami
12 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Jitender Pal
12 Years ago
Bleaching powder, Ca(OCI)2, can be prepared by passing chlorine through Ca(OH)2 solution.
3Ca(OH)2 + 2CI2 \xrightarrow[35^{\circ}C]{below}Ca(OCI)2. CaCI2.Ca(OH)2.2H2O
Slaked lime Bleaching Powder