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Q.

One gas bleaches the colour of the flowers by reduction while the other by oxidation in the presence of moisture. The gases are

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a

CO and CO2

b

H2S and Br2

c

SO2 and Cl2

d

NH3 and SO3

answer is C.

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Sulphur dioxide and chlorine gas are the two gases that bleach the colour of flower by oxidation and reduction.

Chlorine reacts with water and produces a single oxygen atom also called nascent oxygen. This nascent oxygen when combines with any colour make it colourless.

Cl2+H2O2HCl+(O) (O is oxidizing)

Sulphur dioxide when reacts with coloured substances it releases oxygen from the substance resulting in loss of colour.

SO2+2H2OH2SO4+2(H)  (H is reducing)

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