Question
Download Solution PDFCommon name of the compound CaOCl2 is ________.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is bleaching powder.
Key Points
- Bleaching powder:
- The chlorine produced on passing electricity through brine solution undergoes a reaction with dry slaked lime [Ca (OH)2] to produce Bleaching powder.
- The reaction is as follows: Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 → CaOCl2 + H2Owhere,
- Ca(OH)2 is calcium hydroxide or dry-slaked lime.
- Cl2 is chlorine gas
- CaOCl2 is a bleaching powder or calcioxychlorate.
Additional Information
- Bleaching powder is used for several purposes:
- As a bleaching agent for bleaching cotton and linen in the textile industry,
- To bleach wood pulp in the paper manufacturing industry.
- To bleach washed clothes in the laundry.
- As an oxidizing agent in many chemical industries.
- To disinfect drinking water and make it germ-free.
Important Points
| Common name | Formula |
| Washing soda | Na2CO3.10H2O |
| Baking soda | NaHCO3 |
| Gypsum | CaSO4 . 2H2O |
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