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Question
With which substance should chlorine be treated to get bleaching powder?
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Solution
Chlorine should be treated with dry slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) to get bleaching powder (calcium oxychloride).
\[\ce{Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 -> CaOCl2 + H2O}\]
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