Give the reason for bleaching action of | Class 12 Chemistry Chapter The p-Block Elements, The p-Block Elements NCERT Solutions

Question:

Give the reason for bleaching action of Cl2.

Answer:

When chlorine reacts with water, it produces nascent oxygen. This nascent oxygen then combines with the coloured substances present in the organic matter to oxide them into colourless substances.

Cl2   +  H2O   →   2HCl   +  [O]

Coloured substances + [O] →  Oxidized colourless substance


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Comments

  • Aftab
  • 2019-03-11 12:01:54

Its more effective due to the presence of water molecules. As more moles of water is used, more nascent oxygen is produced, and hence more colored substances gets oxidised and lose their color.


  • Desiree
  • 2019-02-22 15:56:33

So is the bleaching effective due to the presence of water or oxygen?


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