Give the reason for bleaching action of C l 2 .

NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - The p-Block Elements
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Give the reason for bleaching action of Cl2.

Solution:

Chlorine bleaches by oxidation

Cl2+H2O→HCl+HOCl→HCl+[O]

The nascent oxygen reacts with dye to make it colourless.

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