$H_{2} O_{2}$ acts as a bleaching agent. Explain?

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$H_{2} O_{2}$ as a bleaching agent:
Hydrogen peroxide( $H_{2} O_{2}$ ) is known to act as a strong oxidizing agent both in basic and acidic mediums.
Therefore when it is been added to the clothes it helps in breaking the chemical bonds of the color-producing agents (Chromophores).
Hence, the visible light doesn't get absorbed which helps in the whitening of clothes.
H₂O₂ bleaches silk, wool, cotton.
Reaction involved:
$H_{2} O_{2} \to H_{2} O + [O] Nascent oxygen$
$Coloured substance + [O] \to Colourless$
Hence, In this manner $H_{2} O_{2}$ acts as a bleaching agent which is used for whitening clothes.

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