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Bleaching powder contains a salt of an oxoacid as one of its components. The anhydride of that acid is
Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)JEE Main
Options:
  • A Cl2O
  • B Cl2O7
  • C ClO2
  • D Cl2O6
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Cl2O
Bleaching powder is CaCl(OCl) i.e. it contains a salt of an oxoacid which is HOCl .
and anhydride of HOCl is Cl2O .
2HOClP2O5,ΔCl2O

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