chemical equation of dilute sulphuric acid on bleaching powder ?
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Solution
Bleaching powder is CaOCl2 (calcium oxychloride). It gives strong smell of chlorine. It reacts with sulphuric acid to form calcium sulphate and chlorine gas is liberated.
Reaction is given below -
CaOCl2 + H2SO4 CaSO4 + Cl2 + Hā2O