Oxidation numbers of Cl- atoms in CaOCl2 (bleaching powder):

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Oxidation numbers of Cl- atoms in CaOCl2 (bleaching powder): <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Question" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/c-b18oypo8tqexwn6r.jpg" /> (A) zero in each (B) -1 in Cl star and +1 in Cl star star (C) +1 in Cl star and -1 in Cl star star (D) 1 in each

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Q. Oxidation numbers of $Cl -$ atoms in $C a OC l_{2}$ (bleaching powder) :

zero in each

$- 1$ in $C l^{⋆}$ and $+ 1$ in $C l^{⋆⋆}$

$+ 1$ in $C l^{⋆}$ and $- 1$ in $C l^{⋆⋆}$

$1$ in each

Q. Oxidation numbers of Cl− atoms in CaOCl2​ (bleaching powder) :

zero in each

−1 in Cl⋆ and +1 in Cl⋆⋆

+1 in Cl⋆ and −1 in Cl⋆⋆

1 in each

Q. Oxidation numbers of $Cl -$ atoms in $C a OC l_{2}$ (bleaching powder) :

$- 1$ in $C l^{⋆}$ and $+ 1$ in $C l^{⋆⋆}$

$+ 1$ in $C l^{⋆}$ and $- 1$ in $C l^{⋆⋆}$

$1$ in each