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Give scientific explanation

Bleaching powder has the odour of chlorine.

Bleaching powder undergoes slow decomposition due to the carbon dioxide in air and chlorine gas is released. Bleaching powder gets its property because of this release of chlorine gas and hence has the odour of chlorine.


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