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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 changes 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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The correct Answer is:
D
`6CaOCI_2 overset("Standing for")underset("long time")to 5CaCl_2 +Ca(ClO_3)_2`
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