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When Chlorine gas was bubbled through water the resulting solution act as a bleaching agent  

  1. Explain how the resulting solution act as a bleaching agent 
  2. Using a neat diagram show how chlorine gas is collected in the laboratory

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  1. The gas dissolves in water forming HCl and HOCl. HOCl being unstable decomposes forming HCl and Oxygen free radical that attach // combine with pigment which looses color.

  2. diagram showing chlorine gas collection
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