A sanitary worker uses give answer a white substance having a strong smell of chlorine to clean a water tank. Identify the substance and write the equation of the chemical reaction for its preparation.

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The chlorinating agent used in water tank for purification is known as bleaching powder Ca(OCl)₂ [calcium hypochlorite]. It is prepared by reaction of Calcium hydroxide with chlorine gas as:
2Cl₂ + 2Ca(OH)₂ ----> Ca(OCl)₂+ CaCl₂ + 2H₂O

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A sanitary worker uses give answer a white substance having a strong smell of chlorine to clean a water tank. Identify the substance and write the equation of the chemical reaction for its preparation.

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The chlorinating agent used in water tank for purification is known as bleaching powder Ca(OCl)₂ [calcium hypochlorite]. It is prepared by reaction of Calcium hydroxide with chlorine gas as:
2Cl₂ + 2Ca(OH)₂ ----> Ca(OCl)₂+ CaCl₂ + 2H₂O