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Why does bleaching powder form a milky solution in water?
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When bleaching powder is mixed in water, it reacts with water and carbon dioxide from the air, to form calcium carbonate which imparts milkiness to the solution.
2CaOCl2 + H2O + CO2 → CaCO3 + CaCl2 + 2HClO
When bleaching powder is mixed in water, it reacts with water and carbon dioxide from the air, to form calcium carbonate which imparts milkiness to the solution.
2CaOCl2 + H2O + CO2 → CaCO3 + CaCl2 + 2HClO
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