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Bleaching powder is produced when chlorine reacts with?

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Answer: dry slaked lime, $C a (O H)_{2}$

Bleaching powder ( $C a O C l_{2}$ ) is produced when chlorine reacts with dry slaked lime $[C a (O H)_{2}]$ .

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

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