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Chlorine acts as bleaching agent only in...

Chlorine acts as bleaching agent only in the presence of …………

A

Dry air

B

Moisture

C

Sunlight

D

Pure oxygen

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B
`Cl_(2) + H_(2)O to 2HCl + [O]` Nascent oxygen
` underset("flower")("Coloured") + [O] overset("Bleaching ")underset("agent")to underset("(Oxidized)")("Colourless flower")`
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