In one of the industrial processes used for manufacture of sodium hydroxide, a gas X is formed as by product. The gas X reacts with lime water to give a compound Y which is used as a bleaching agent in chemical industry. Identify X and Y giving the chemical equations of the reactions involved.

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In chlor-alkali process, chlorine and hydrogen gases are formed as by-products along with sodium hydroxide.

$2 NaCl(aq) + 2 H_{2} O(l) \to 2 {NaOH(aq) + Cl}_{2} {(g) + H}_{2} (g)$

Chlorine gas produces bleaching power when it reacts with lime water ${(Ca(OH)}_{2})$ . Bleaching powder is used as a bleaching agent in chemical industries.

${Ca(OH)}_{2} (s) + {Cl}_{2} (g) \to {CaOCl}_{2} (s) + H_{2} O(l)$

Therefore, X is chlorine gas, and Y is bleaching powder.

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