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Bleaching powder is made by

  • A.reacting caustic soda with soda ash
  • B.burning hydrogen gas in chlorine
  • C.passing chlorine over slaked lime
  • D.electrolysing brine at a high temperature

Answer: C

Correct answer: passing chlorine over slaked lime

Bleaching powder is made by absorbing chlorine into dry slaked lime, calcium hydroxide, giving a solid mixed calcium chloride hypochlorite. Its advantage over a hypochlorite solution is that it is a stable dry powder that can be transported and stored, which is why it remained the standard bleaching and disinfecting agent for so long.

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