What are $X, Y$ and $Z$ in the following reactions? $ \begin{aligned} & \mathrm{CaCO}_3…

What are $X, Y$ and $Z$ in the following reactions? $ \begin{aligned} & \mathrm{CaCO}_3 \stackrel{\Delta}{\rightleftharpoons} \mathrm{CO}_2+X \\ & X+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \longrightarrow Y \\ & Y+\mathrm{Cl}_2 \longrightarrow Z \\ & X \quad Y \quad Z \end{aligned} $
  1. $\begin{array}{lll}\mathrm{CaO} & \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2 & \mathrm{CaOCl}_2 \cdot \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\end{array}$
  2. $\begin{array}{lll}\mathrm{CaO} & \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OCl})_2 & \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2\end{array}$
  3. $\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OCl})_2 \quad \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2 \quad \mathrm{CaO}$
  4. $\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2 \quad \mathrm{CaO} \quad \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OCl})_2$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} \mathrm{CaCO}_3 & \stackrel{\Delta}{\rightarrow} \mathrm{CO}_2+\mathrm{CaO} \\ \mathrm{CaO}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} & \rightarrow \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2 \\ \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2+\mathrm{Cl}_2 & \rightarrow \mathrm{CaOCl}_2 \cdot \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\end{aligned}$ Calcium carbonate is strongly heated until it undergoes thermal decomposition to form calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. The calcium oxide is dissolved in water to form calcium hydroxide.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2018 (22 Apr Shift 2)

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