JEE Advanced Chemistry question

Bleaching powder contains

(A)CaO and Cl2 molecules
(B)Ca2+ and OCl2²⁻ ions
(C)Ca2+, Cl⁻ and OCl⁻ ionsCorrect
(D)Ca2+, O2⁻ ions and Cl2 molecule

Answer: (C)

Solution

Bleaching powder, CaOCl2, is correctly represented as the mixed calcium salt Ca(OCl)Cl, which ionically dissociates into one Ca²⁺ ion together with one

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