Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in presence of

Question

Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in presence of (A) dry air (B) moisture (C) sunlight (D) pure oxygen

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Bleaching action of chlorine is only in presence of moisture where nascent oxygen is displaced from H2O . Cl2+H2O xrightarrowHCl+HClO (unstable) HClO xrightarrowHCl+[O]

Q. Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in presence of

dry air

moisture

sunlight

pure oxygen

Bleaching action of chlorine is only in presence of moisture where nascent oxygen is displaced from $H_{2} O$ . $C l_{2} + H_{2} O H Cl + H ClO$ (unstable) $H ClO H Cl + [O]$

Q. Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in presence of

dry air

moisture

sunlight

pure oxygen

Bleaching action of chlorine is only in presence of moisture where nascent oxygen is displaced from H2​O . Cl2​+H2​O​HCl+HClO (unstable) HClO​HCl+[O]

Bleaching action of chlorine is only in presence of moisture where nascent oxygen is displaced from $H_{2} O$ . $C l_{2} + H_{2} O H Cl + H ClO$ (unstable) $H ClO H Cl + [O]$