Bleaching powder contains a salt of an oxoacid as one of its components. The anhydride of that oxoacid is_______.

C l_{2} O

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C l_{2} O_{7}

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C l O_{2}

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C l_{2} O_{6}

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Solution

The correct option is B $C l_{2} O$
Bleaching powder $C a O C l_{2}$ is used widely in household products and in disinfection process. The amount of Cl present for oxidation is measured by iodometry.
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$H O C l$ is oxyacid.
If we remove $H_{2} O$ from that we cannot form $1$ $H O C$
$2 H O C l - H_{2} O = C l_{2} O$

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