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Bleaching powder contains _____ as the bleaching agent.
AChlorine
BBromine
CIodine
DHydrogen
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Chlorine
1. Bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride, Ca(OCl)Cl.
2. Its bleaching action comes from the chlorine it releases.
3. Hence the bleaching agent is chlorine.
_Source: RRB Group D CEN-02/2018 PYQ, Q.29._
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