Question

Bleaching poweder and bleach solutyion are produced on a large scale and used in several house hold production. The effectiveness of bleach solution is often measured by iodometry.
Bleaching powder contains s salt of an oxoacid as one of its components. The anhyride of that oxoacid is
A. `CI_(2)O`
B. `CI_(2)O_(7)`
C. `CIO_(2)`
D. `CIO_(2)O_(8)`

Answer 1

Correct Answer - A
`CaOCI_(2)=Ca(OCI)CI`
`OCI^(Theta)` = Hypochlorite ion, which is anion of HOCI. Anhydride of HOCI is