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Question
What happens when bleaching powder reacts with dilute sulphuric acid? Give equation of the reaction involved.
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Solution
When bleaching powder reacts with dilute sulphuric acid, all the chlorine present in it is liberated. This chlorine acts as a bleaching agent.
CaOCl2 + H2SO4 → CaSO4 + Cl2 + H2O
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