A chemical compound having a smell similar to chlorine gas is used in laundries to remove the yellowness of white clothes. Identify this compound and write the chemical reactions involved in its preparations.

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The compound that is used to remove the yellowness of clothes is bleaching power $(C a O C l_{2})$ . It is used in laundries to clean the clothes due to its bleaching action.

$C a (O H)_{2} + C l_{2} \to C a O C l_{2} + H_{2} O$

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A chemical compound having a smell similar to chlorine gas is used in laundries to remove the yellowness of white clothes. Identify this compound and write the chemical reactions involved in its preparations.

The compound that is used to remove the yellowness of clothes is bleaching power (CaOCl2). It is used in laundries to clean the clothes due to its bleaching action. Ca(OH)2+Cl2→CaOCl2+H2O

The compound that is used to remove the yellowness of clothes is bleaching power $(C a O C l_{2})$ . It is used in laundries to clean the clothes due to its bleaching action.

$C a (O H)_{2} + C l_{2} \to C a O C l_{2} + H_{2} O$