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WBJEE · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

The reactive species in chlorine bleach is

  1. A \(\mathrm{Cl}_{2} \mathrm{O}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{OCl}^{-}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{Cl} \mathrm{O}_{2}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{HCl}\)
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(B) \(\mathrm{OCl}^{-}\)

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Chlorine bleach is \(\mathrm{NaOCl}\). The hypochlorite ion in chlorine bleach dissociates to give nascent oxygen as shown below. \[ \mathrm{OCl}^{-} \longrightarrow[\mathrm{O}]+\mathrm{Cl}^{-} \] Therefore, the reactive species in chlorine bleach is \(\mathrm{OCl}^{-}\) So, the…