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Bleaching powder contains a salt of an oxoacid as one of its components. The anhydride of that oxoacid is

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`Cl_(2)O`
`Cl_(2)O_(7)`
`ClO_(2)`
`Cl_(2)O_(6)`

Solution :The active constituent of BLEACHING powder is `Ca(OCl)_(2)`. SINCE `OCl^(-)` is the anion, THEREFORE, the acid is HOCl and its anhydride is
`underset("Acid")(2HOCl) rarr H_(2)O underset("Anhydride")(Cl_(2)O)`


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