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Lime Water Reacts with Chlorine to Form (a) CaCl2 (b) CaOCl2 (c) Ca(ClO3)2 (d) CaO2Cl2

What does lime water form when it reacts with chlorine? Learn about bleaching powder (CaOCl2) formation for CBSE Chemistry preparation.

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Answer.  (d) CaOCl2 

It is known as Calcium hypochlorite or bleaching powder. 

Lime water is a combination of a calcium element where calcium is a cation and hydroxyl is an anion. Chlorine is a group 17-element component and is a halogen and, when it reacts with lime water, the formation of calcium hypochlorite forms.

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