Bleaching powder can be prepared by passing _______gas through Ca (OH) 2
O2
CO2
S2
Cl2
As we learn
Action of Cl2 on milk of lime -
Form hypochlorite, a constituent of bleaching powder
- wherein
When Cl2 is passed through the solution of Ca (OH) 2 it leads to the formation of bleaching powder.
2Ca (OH) 2 + 2Cl2 ð Ca(OCl)2 + 2H2O
Bleaching powder