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Question
What happens when bleaching powder reacts with dilute sulphuric acid? Give equation of the reaction involved.
Solution
When bleaching powder reacts with dilute sulphuric acid, all the chlorine present in it is liberated. This chlorine acts as a bleaching agent.
CaOCl2 + H2SO4 → CaSO4 + Cl2 + H2O
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