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Chlorine water turns blue litmus red but solution becomes colourless after some time. Why?

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Blue litmus change into red due to acidic nature `(Cl_(2)+H_(2)OtoHOCl+HCl)` but it is bleaching agent also (oxidising agent) therefore it decolourised the red litmus
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