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Two gases X and Y bring about bleaching of flowers. X bleaches due to oxidation of dye while Y bleaches by reducing the colouring matter. X and Y are respectively

A

`SO_2, Cl_2`

B

`Cl_2, SO_2`

C

`O_2, SO_2`

D

`H_2O, SO_2`

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`SO_2` bleaches by reducing the colouring matter where as `Cl_2` bleaches by oxidising the colouring matter.
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