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Oxidation numbers of Cl atoms marked as Cla and Clb in CaOCl2 (bleaching powder) are
\[\begin{array}{cc} \ce{Cl^{{a}}}\phantom{.} \\/\phantom{...} \\ \ce{Ca}\phantom{......} \\ \backslash\phantom{..} \\\phantom{........} \ce{O-Cl^{{b}}}\phantom{.} \end{array}\]
Options
zero in each
-1 in Cla and +1 in Clb
+1 in Cla and -1 in Clb
1 in each
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Solution
Oxidation numbers of Cl atoms marked as Cla and Clb in CaOCl2 (bleaching powder) are -1 in Cla and +1 in Clb
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