What is cause of bleaching action of chlorine water ? Explain it with chemical equation.
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Chlorine on reaction with water releases nascent Oxygen. Cl2 + H2O → HCl + HClO HClO → HCl + (O) This nascent Oxygen reacts with coloured matter to make it colourless.Coloured matter + (O) → Colourless matter + H2O Thus Chlorine has its bleaching action only inpresence of water.
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