How is chlorine of lime chemically different from calcium chloride?Why does chlorine of lime gradually loses its chlorine when kept exposed to air?
How is chlorine of lime chemically different from calcium chloride?Why does chlorine of lime gradually loses its chlorine when kept exposed to air?
Dear Student!
Chloride of lime is a compound which is prepared chemically by passing chlorine gas over calcium hydroxide (the lime) Ca(OH)2 and resultant chloride of lime has a formula Ca(OCl)2 where, the Calcium atom is attached to oxygen of (-OCl ion ) group while the calcium chloride is a compound where the calcium atoms are directly attached to Cl-atoms by ionic bonds.
The formation of the compounds are :
2Cl2 +2Ca(OH)2 --> Ca(OCl)2 + CaCl2 + 2H2O
Now, when the chloride of lime i.e. Ca(OCl)2 is exposed to air, it reacts with carbon dioxide to form calcium carbonate and releases Dichlorine monoxide as:
Ca(OCl)2 + CO2 ----> CaCO3 + Cl2O(gas)
So, in the above process the chloride of lime (calcium hypo chlorite) releases the chlorine gas.
Dear Student!
Chloride of lime is a compound which is prepared chemically by passing chlorine gas over calcium hydroxide (the lime) Ca(OH)2 and resultant chloride of lime has a formula Ca(OCl)2 where, the Calcium atom is attached to oxygen of (-OCl ion ) group while the calcium chloride is a compound where the calcium atoms are directly attached to Cl-atoms by ionic bonds.
The formation of the compounds are :
2Cl2 +2Ca(OH)2 --> Ca(OCl)2 + CaCl2 + 2H2O
Now, when the chloride of lime i.e. Ca(OCl)2 is exposed to air, it reacts with carbon dioxide to form calcium carbonate and releases Dichlorine monoxide as:
Ca(OCl)2 + CO2 ----> CaCO3 + Cl2O(gas)
So, in the above process the chloride of lime (calcium hypo chlorite) releases the chlorine gas.
