Question

How is bleaching powder prepared? Write a chemical equation of the reaction involved in the preparation of bleaching powder.

Write the preparation of the following compound with a balanced chemical equation:

Bleaching powder

Answer 1

Bleaching powder is produced by the action of chlorine on dry slaked lime [Ca(OH)₂].

\[\ce{\underset{(Slaked lime)}{\underset{Calcium hydroxide}{Ca(OH)2}} + \underset{Chlorine}{Cl2} -> \underset{(Bleaching powder)}{\underset{calcium oxychloride}{CaOCl2}} + \underset{Water}{H2O}}\]