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Chlorine reacts with dry slaked lime to form

A $CaCl X_{2}$
B $CaOCl X_{2}$
C $Ca (ClO X_{3}) X_{2}$
D $Ca (ClO X_{4}) X_{2}$

Answer: B

Ca (OH) X_{2} + Cl X_{2} CaOCl X_{2} + H X_{2} O

. The product is bleaching powder,

Ca (OCl) Cl

, and it is not a plain chloride or a chlorate.

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