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Question
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Give your remark on: “Commercial bleaching powder is sold on the basis of its available chlorine.”

Solution

With dilute acids, bleaching powder gives up whole of its chlorine,
CaOCl2 + H2SO4 → CaSO4 + H2O + Cl2

The chlorine so formed is called available-chlorine and a good sample of bleaching powder contains 35—40% chlorine. The value of bleaching powder in the market is proportional to the quantity of available chlorine. Greater the amount of chlorine liberated higher is its price.