Question

How does the bleaching process remove stains from fabric? A. The OCL- ions oxidize the stain B. The fabric oxidizes the NaOCl C. The fabric reduces the NaO D. The NaOCL reduces the stain

Answer 1

The answer is A. The Hypochlorate ions oxidize the chromophores, which cause color, in the stain.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sodium hypochlorite is a strong oxidizing agent composed of 1 sodium , 1 oxygen and 1 chlorine atom.It bleaching action can be explained as due to release of nascent oxygen which oxidizes the stain and results in removal of stain from the fabrics.

`NaOCl+H_2O \rightarrow NaOH+HOCl`

`2OCl^-\rightarrow Cl_2+2[O]`

So, we can say that hypochlorite ion oxidizes the stain on fabric.