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ChemistryThe p-Block ElementsJEE Main

Bleaching powder is a disinfectant used for water purification. After the water-borne germs are killed, its disinfectant activity is eventually destroyed. This is due to disproportionation into

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Solution

On standing (or with heat/catalysts), the active hypochlorite component of bleaching powder slowly disproportionates — analogous to

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