JEE Advanced2012ChemistryRedox ReactionsActual
Bleaching powder and bleach solution are produced on a large scale and used in several household products. The effectiveness of bleach solution is often measured by iodometry. Question: Bleaching powder contains a salt of an oxoacid as one of its components. The anhydride of that oxoacid is
Options
- ACl ₂ O
- BCl ₂ O ₇
- CClO ₂
- DCl ₂ O ₆
Correct answer
A. Cl ₂ O
Step-by-step solution
Ca ( OCl ) Cl Ca ²⁺+- OCl + Cl ⁻ -OCl (Hypochlorite ion) is anion of the acid HOCl which on dehydration gives Cl ₂ O . 2 HOCl H ₂ O + Cl ₂ O