Question

Bleaching powder $\left( CaOCl _2\right)$ has two types of chlorine atoms with oxidation number of $+1$ and $-1$. It can be represented as

• A. $Ca ^{2+} \left( ClO _2^{-}\right) Cl ^{-}$
• B. $Ca ^{2+}\left( ClO _3^{-}\right) Cl ^{-}$
• C. $Ca ^{2+}\left( ClO ^{+}\right) Cl ^{-}$
• D. $Ca ^{2+}\left( ClO ^{-}\right) Cl ^{-}$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$Ca ^{2+}\left( ClO ^{-}\right)\left( Cl ^{-}\right)$