Q.

Bleaching powder is prepared by passing –

A. Chlorine over slaked lime
B. Oxygen over slaked lime
C. Carbon dioxide over slaked lime
D. Chlorine over quick lirne
Answer» A. Chlorine over slaked lime
Explanation: Calcium hypochlorite (bleaching powder) is manufactured by the calcium process: 2Cl2 + 2Ca(OH)2 (slaked lime) Ca(OCl)2 + CaCl2 + 2H2O. Bleaching powder is actually a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and the basic chloride with some slaked lime.
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