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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
Chemical Equations/Structures
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Solution
Bleaching powder is produced by the action of chlorine on dry slaked lime [Ca(OH)2].
\[\ce{\underset{(Slaked lime)}{\underset{Calcium hydroxide}{Ca(OH)2}} + \underset{Chlorine}{Cl2} -> \underset{(Bleaching powder)}{\underset{calcium oxychloride}{CaOCl2}} + \underset{Water}{H2O}}\]
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Chapter 2: Acids, Bases and Salts - Exercise 3 [Page 122]
