Bleaching powder (chemically known as calcium chloro hypochlorite) is commercially produced by the action of chlorine on ____________________?

Correct answer: A. Slaked lime

  • A. Slaked lime
  • B. Soda lime
  • C. Calcium perchlorate
  • D. None of these

Explanation

Bleaching powder is made by passing chlorine over dry slaked lime, Ca(OH)2, producing calcium hypochlorite-containing material. Soda lime is a mixture used mainly for absorbing acidic gases, not for this manufacture.

Written and checked by , MS Computer ScienceLast updated
Report an error

The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.

Prefer email? support@testustad.com

Practise Chemical Process Principles

2,710 free Chemical Process Principles MCQs from Chemical Engineering, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Exams that ask Chemical Engineering questions like this

Chemical Engineering is on this paper prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for it.

More Chemical Process Principles questions