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bleaching powder, white or nearly white powder that is usually a mixture of calcium chloride hypochlorite, CaCl (OCl); calcium hypochlorite, Ca (OCl) 2; and calcium chloride, CaCl 2. Sometimes called chloride of lime, it can be prepared by reacting calcium hydroxide or slaked lime, Ca (OH) 2, with chlorine gas, Cl 2.
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