Bleaching powder gives smell of chlorine because it:

is unstable

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gives chlorine on exposure to atmosphere

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is a mixture of chlorine and slaked lime

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contains excess of chlorine

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Solution

The correct option is B gives chlorine on exposure to atmosphere
When bleaching powder ( $C a O C l_{2}$ ) reacts with atmospheric gas (like $C O_{2}$ ) then the following reaction takes place.
$C a O C l_{2} + C O_{2} \to C a (O H)_{2} + C l_{2}$

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