Oxidation number of Cl in CaOCl 2 (bleaching powder) is:

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1. zero, since it contains Cl₂
2. +1, since it contains Cl^-
3. +1, since it contains ClO^-
4. +1 and -1 since it contains ClO^- and Cl^-

Answer

(D) +1 and -1 since it contains ClO - and Cl -

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