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Give me 2 to 4 difference between calcium hypochloride and calcium oxychloride (including its chemical formula)

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It should be Calcium hypochlorite not hypochloride.
Bleaching powder is known as both Calcium hypochlorite and Calcium oxychloride. However the differences are:
Calcium hypochlorite Calcium oxychloride
It is commercially available as Bleach It is commercially available as Bleaching powder
Its formula is Ca(OCl)2 Its formula is CaCl(OCl).4H2O


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