The bleaching property of chlorine water is due to:

formation of nascent oxygen

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formation of nascent chlorine

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formation of

O_{3}

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reducing property of

{C l}_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is C formation of nascent oxygen
${C l}_{2} + H_{2} O \to H C l + H O C l \to 2 H C l + [0]$
$[0]$ -Nascent oxygen
Chlorine water act as strong oxidizing agent because of nascent oxygen produced in water.

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