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Reaction between calcium hydroxide and bleach?
I'm not sure if this is right at all. The reaction is between calcium hydroxide: Ca(OH)2 and bleach: NaOCl. This is what I have:
Ca(OH)2 + 2NaOCl ------> Ca(OCl)2 + 2NaOH.
Does anyone know if this is right or not?
Thanks in advance.
2 Answers
- ColinLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Calcium hypochlorite is formed by Cl2 on Ca(OH)2
2Cl2 + 2Ca(OH)2 --> Ca(OCl)2 + Cl2 + 2H2O
There will be no reaction like
Ca(OH)2 + 2NaOCl ------> Ca(OCl)2 + 2NaOH
simply because all the ions are soluble here, so there will be no double displacement.
Calcium chlorate, mentioned in another answer, is formed by passing chlorine into hot milk of lime. The equation is
6Ca(OH)2 + 6Cl2 = 5CaCl2 + Ca(ClO3)2 + 6H2O.
It may be possible that some is formed if your mixture is heated.
reference http://chemistry.proteincrystallography.org/articl...
Source(s): retired chem examiner
