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Why does moist blue litmus turn red and finally becomes colourless in the presence of chlorine?

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Chlorine reacts with $H C l$ in the moist litmus paper to form hydrochloric acid. This acid turns the litmus paper red. However, chlorine is a powerful bleach and it bleaches the litmus paper, making it colourless.

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