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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

What is the oxidation number of CaOCl2 of each chlorine

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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In bleaching powder, Ca(OCl)Cl, the two Cl atoms are in different oxidation statesi.e., one Cl having oxidation number of –1 and the other as OCl havingoxidation number of +1