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Give the reason for the bleaching property of chlorine.

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Chlorine when dissolved in water moisture relaeases nascent oxygen which is responsible for bleaching coloured matter due to oxidation. H_2 O+Cl_z rarr HCl+HOCl Hypochlorous acid HOCl rarr HCl+O nascent oxygen Coloured substance +O, rarr Colourless substance.
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