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Properties and uses of bleaching powder.

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Properties of Bleaching Powder (Calcium oxychloride).

(i) It is a pale yellow powder. It has a strong smell of CHLORINE. (ii) It is soluble in water but a clear SOLUTION is never formed due to presence of impurities. (iii) It LOSES chlorine by the action of carbon dioxide.

Uses of Bleaching Powder

Uses of Bleaching PowderIt is USED for bleaching dirty clothes in the laundry, as a bleaching agent for cotton and linen in the TEXTILE industry. It is a strong oxidizing agent hence used as an oxidizer in many industries. It is used as a disinfectant which is used for disinfecting water to make potable water.



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