Bleaching powder reacts with excess dil acids to liberate chlorine which is called :

nascent chlorine

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available chlorine

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active chlorine

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atomic chlorine

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Solution

The correct option is B available chlorine
$C a O C l_{2} + 2 H C l \to C a C l_{2} + H_{2} O + C l_{2}$
The chlorine produced after the reaction is called available chlorine.

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