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How does behave as a bleaching agent ? |
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Answer» why HYDROGEN peroxide can be used as bleaching agent:i) GENERALLY, all per-oxy COMPOUNDS are UNSTABLE in nature like dibenzoyl peroxide, peracetic acid, etc.ii) Hydrogen peroxide has per-oxy makes it unstable.iii) While reaction gives [tex]H_{2}O[\tex] and nascent oxygen(O). The nascent oxygen(O) is responsible for bleaching ACTION i.e. removing of stain.iv) Bleaching is similar as of oxidation reaction which liberates oxygen as a by-product. |
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