Bleaching of a fabric cloth is done using A and excess of chlorine is removed using B. Here A and B are respectively:
A
CaOCl2 and Na2SO3
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B
Na2S2O3 and CaOCl2
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C
CaCl2 and Na2S2O3
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D
CaOCl2 and Na2S2O3
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Solution
The correct option is DCaOCl2 and Na2S2O3 CaOCl2 acts as bleaching agent, while Na2S2O3 acts as antichlor according to the following reaction: CaOCl2+H2O→Ca(OH)2+Cl2 Na2S2O3+4Cl2+5H2O→2NaHSO4+8HCl