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The reason for bleaching action of cl2​

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Chlorine react with water to form Hypochlorous acid along with Hydrochloric acid,as Hypochlorous acid is very unstable,it release nascent oxygen along with hydrochloric acid ,these nascent oxygen is a powerful beaching agent,and responsible for the bleaching action in CI2

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