write any two uses of bleaching powder name the product of chloro alkali process write the difference between acids and base

Two uses of bleaching powder are-

1. used in the textile industry for bleaching cotton and linen and in paper factories for bleaching wood pulp.
2. used in chemical industries as an oxidising agent and for bleaching washed clothes.

The products of the chloro-alkali process are Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), chlorine (Cl2), and hydrogen (H2).

Difference between acids and bases-

Acids :

1. sour in taste
2. turn blue litmus into red
3. not soapy to touch
4. change methyl orange to red
5. phenophthalein remains colourless in acids.

Bases :

1. bitter in taste
2. turn red litmus into blue
3. soapy to touch
4. change methul orange to yellow
5. phenolphthalein changes to pink in bases