$C l_{2}$ acts as bleaching agent because in presence of moisture it produces:

O_{2}

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C l

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H C l

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Solution

The correct option is C $O$
Chlorine is a good bleaching agent, due to its oxidising properties because it produces nascent oxygen as per following reaction.
$C L_{2} + H_{2} O \to H O C l + H C l$
$H O C l \to H C l + [O] (N a s c e n t H y d r o g e n)$
$G e r m s + [O] \to G e r m s a r e o x i d i s e d$

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