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Question
Write the chemical name of bleaching powder and write its properties.
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Solution
Bleaching powder - CaOCl2 (Calcium oxychloride CaOCl2)
Calcium oxychloride
Uses :
1) It is used as the disinfectant
2) Used as oxidising agent in many chemical reactions
Properties
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