Nascent oxygen is a powerful agent which is responsible for the bleaching property of .

reducing, chlorine

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oxidising, sulphur

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reducing, sulphur

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oxidising, chlorine

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Solution

The correct option is D oxidising, chlorine
Hypochlorous acid $(H O C l)$ is formed when chlorine gas is dissolved in water. This hypochlorous acid releases nascent oxygen $[O]$ , and gets converted into hydrochloric acid. Nascent oxygen is a powerful oxidising agent which is responsible for the bleaching property of chlorine.

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