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What are $X, Y$ and $Z$ in the following reactions?
$$
\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{CaCO}_3 \stackrel{\Delta}{\rightleftharpoons} \mathrm{CO}_2+X \\
& X+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \longrightarrow Y \\
& Y+\mathrm{Cl}_2 \longrightarrow Z \\
& X \quad Y \quad Z
\end{aligned}
$$
Chemistrys Block ElementsAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2018 (22 Apr Shift 2)
Options:
  • A $\begin{array}{lll}\mathrm{CaO} & \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2 & \mathrm{CaOCl}_2 \cdot \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\end{array}$
  • B $\begin{array}{lll}\mathrm{CaO} & \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OCl})_2 & \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2\end{array}$
  • C $\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OCl})_2 \quad \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2 \quad \mathrm{CaO}$
  • D $\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2 \quad \mathrm{CaO} \quad \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OCl})_2$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\begin{array}{lll}\mathrm{CaO} & \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2 & \mathrm{CaOCl}_2 \cdot \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\end{array}$
$\begin{aligned} \mathrm{CaCO}_3 & \stackrel{\Delta}{\rightleftharpoons} \mathrm{CO}_2+\frac{\mathrm{CaO}}{X} \\ \frac{\mathrm{CaO}}{X}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} & \longrightarrow \frac{\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2}{Y} \\ \frac{\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2}{y}+\mathrm{Cl}_2 & \longrightarrow \frac{\mathrm{CaOCl}{ }_2}{Z} \cdot \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\end{aligned}$
Calcium carbonate is strongly heated until it undergoes thermal decomposition to form calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. The calcium oxide is dissolved in water to form calcium hydroxide.

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