Question

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

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

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$C{a}^{2+}\left(Cl{O}^{-}\right)\left(C{l}^{-}\right)$