Chlorine water has both oxidising as well as bleaching properties properties ? Explain.

Explanation

Chlorine reacts with water to evolve nascent oxygen which brings about both oxidation and bleaching. As oxidsing agent:
`(Cl_(2)+H_(2)O to 2HCl+O)/underset(Cl_(2)+SO_(2)+2H_(2)Oto 2HCl +H_(2)SO_(4))(SO_(2)+H_(2)O +O to H_(2)SO_(4))`
As bleaching agent :
`Cl_(2)+H_(2)O to 2HCl+(O)`
Coloured substance `+(O) to ` Colourless product