Bleaching Powder

Bleaching powder is a pale yellowish powder existing with a strong smell of chlorine.It is soluble in water but due to the presence of impurities, we never observe a clear solution

USES:

Beaching powder (CaOCl2) is used in bleaching dirty clothes in launder, as a bleaching agent in cotton and linen in the textile industry.  It can be used as a disinfectant which can be used for disinfecting water to make it potable.