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What are interhalogen compounds? Write the chemical reaction when chlorine reacts with dry slaked lime.
What are interhalogen compounds? Write the chemical reaction when chlorine reacts with dry slaked lime.
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Bleaching powder \( (\text{CaOCl}_2) \) is widely used as a disinfectant and oxidizing agent.
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Interhalogen compounds are molecules formed by the combination of two different halogens.
These compounds have the general formula \( AB_x \), where \( x = 1, 3, 5, 7 \).
The reaction of chlorine with dry slaked lime \( \text{Ca(OH)}_2 \) produces bleaching powder: \[ \text{Ca(OH)}_2 + Cl_2 \rightarrow \text{CaOCl}_2 + H_2O \]
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