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In one of the industrial process used for the manufacture of sodium hydroxide, a gas X is formed as by-products. The gas X reacts with lime water to give a component Y. Which is used as a blanching agent is a chemical industry. Identify X and Y giving the chemical equation of the reaction involved.

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X is chlorine gas compound and Y is bleaching powder.
Ca(OH)2+Cl2CaOCl2+H2O

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