ChemistryBleaching powder is a mixed salt of hydrochloric acid and hypochlorous acid. It has the formula, CaOCl2.H2O. It is manufactured by the action of chlorine on dry slaked lime at 40°C. There is also a view that bleaching powder is a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and basic calcium chloride Ca(OCl)2+CaCl2⋅Ca(OH)2⋅H2O
Bleaching powder is a mixed salt of hydrochloric acid and hypochlorous acid. It has the formula, CaOCl2.H2O. It is manufactured by the action of chlorine on dry slaked lime at 40°C. There is also a view that bleaching powder is a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and basic calcium chloride