1.

Write the name and chemical formula of the calcium compound used for disinfecting drinking water. How is this compound manufactured?

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i. The name and chemical formula of the calcium compound used for disinfecting drinking water is:- 

Chemical name - Calcium oxychloride

Formula - CaOCl2 

ii. This compound is manufactured by the action of chlorine on dry slaked lime as per the following reaction: 

Ca(OH)2 + Cl2→ CaOCl2 + H2O



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