A compound of calcium is used as a very strong oxidizing agent. write the chemical name and chemical compound and its uses

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Calcium hypochlorite, that is, Ca(ClO)₂ is a strong oxidising agent. It is also called as bleaching powder.

Uses:
1) It is used to sanitize swimming pools and disinfect drinking water.
2) In lab, it is used to manufacture chloroform from haloform reaction.

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A compound of calcium is used as a very strong oxidizing agent. write the chemical name and chemical compound and its uses

Dear Student Calcium hypochlorite, that is, Ca(ClO)2 is a strong oxidising agent. It is also called as bleaching powder. Uses: 1) It is used to sanitize swimming pools and disinfect drinking water. 2) In lab, it is used to manufacture chloroform from haloform reaction. Regards

Dear Student

Calcium hypochlorite, that is, Ca(ClO)₂ is a strong oxidising agent. It is also called as bleaching powder.

Uses:
1) It is used to sanitize swimming pools and disinfect drinking water.
2) In lab, it is used to manufacture chloroform from haloform reaction.

Regards