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Chlorine is used for the bleaching of...

Chlorine is used for the bleaching of

A

paper

B

pulp

C

textiles

D

all of these

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It is also used as disinfectant for sterilising drinking water and in the production of organic compounds (e.g polyvinyl chloride,chlorinated hydrocarbons ,pharmaceuticals herbicides ,pesticides) and inorganic compounds (e.g `HCl, PCl_(3)` and `NaOCl`).
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