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Bleaching powder loses its power on keep...

Bleaching powder loses its power on keeping for a long time because

A

It change into calcium hypochlorate

B

It changes into `CaCl_2` and `Ca(OH)_2`

C

It absorbs moisture

D

It changes into calcium chloride and calcium chlorate.

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D
Bleaching powder on keeping for a long time loses its power due to its conversion into a mixture of calcium chloride and calcium chlorate.
`6CaOCl_2to5CaCl_2+Ca(ClO_3)_2`
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