Calcium oxychloride is a :

Double salt

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Acid salt

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Mixed salt

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Basic salt

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Solution

The correct option is C Mixed salt
Calcium Oxychloride- $C a (O C l_{2})$
$C a O C l_{2}$ is a mixed salt because it has two basic radicals and an acidic radical where $C l^{-}$ and $O C l^{-}$ are basic and $C a^{2 +}$ is acidic .

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Column (I)	Column (II)
(1) Bleaching powder	(a) Sodium bicarbonate
(2) Baking soda	(b) Sodium carbonate
(3) Washing soda	(c) Calcium oxychloride
(4) Plaster of Paris	(d) Calcium sulphate hemihydrate