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What is the common name of the chemical compound calcium hypochlorite, widely used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant?
A. Baking soda
B. Bleaching powder✓ Correct Answer
C. Washing soda
D. Plaster of Paris
💡 Solution & Explanation
Bleaching powder is formulated primarily as calcium hypochlorite mixed with calcium chloride and calcium hydroxide, widely used for water disinfection and textile bleaching. Other choices like baking soda denote sodium bicarbonate, which serves entirely different culinary and antacid functions. Chlorine gas is used in the large-scale industrial manufacture of this compound.
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