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02/11/2020 6:26 pm
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In one of the industrial processes used for manufacture of sodium hydroxide, a gas X is formed as by-product. The gas X reacts with lime water to give a compound Y which is used as a bleaching agent in chemical industry. Identify X and Y giving the chemical equation of the reactions involved.
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02/11/2020 6:30 pm
'X' is chlorine gas
2NaCl + 2H2O → 2NaOH + H2(g) + Cl2(g)('x')
Ca(OH)2 (Limewater) + Cl2 → CaOCl2 ('Y')+ H2O
'X' is Cl2 gas, 'Y' is CaOCl2.