Why is chlorine used as a bleaching agent?
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The most common bleaching agentsgenerally fall into two categories:chlorine and its related compounds (such as sodium hypochlorite) and the peroxygen bleaching agents, such as hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate. Reducing bleachesrepresent another category.
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Chlorine and its derivatives have the ability to oxidise coloured objects, thus making them colourless. Thus they find various applications as bleaching agents in the fabric and paper industry.
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