A chemical compound having a smell of chlorine is used to remove the yellowness of white clothes in laundries and as a disinfectant.
Name the compound and write the chemical equation involved in its preparation.

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Solution

The compound is bleaching powder ( $C a O C l_{2}$ ). It removes yellowness from clothes due to its bleaching action and is also used as a disinfectant.
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Passing chlorine gas over dry slaked lime results in the formation of bleaching powder.
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The chemical equation involved in its preparation is:
${Ca(OH)}_{2} + {Cl}_{2} \to {CaOCl}_{2} + H_{2} O$
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A chemical compound having a smell of chlorine is used to remove the yellowness of white clothes in laundries and as a disinfectant.
Name the compound and write the chemical equation involved in its preparation.