I'm a culinary student and I have to spot bleach my uniforms. It takes me a long time, I noticed if I leave the bleach on the clothes it get very hot. Why is it that bleach turns hot?
2006-06-21 10:31:58 · 6 answers · asked by socalledstarknite 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Bleach, which can act as an oxidizer, is oxidizing the organic solvent in your varnish remover. Oxidation reactions are exothermic, meaning they release heat.
2006-06-21 10:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by Kyle W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's an exothermic reaction of some sort. maybe there is something in the material that reacts wtih the bleach to produce this.
I once dumped two bottles of laundry detergent together to get rid of an almost empty gallon plastic bottle and came back later to find the one I had filled was getting hot and foaming. There may be traces of something in your uniforms that is reacting with the bleach in much the same way.
2006-06-21 10:36:40 · answer #2 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not really temperature hot, that's a chemical burn. Try not to soak your uniform all the way through, because it's bad for your skin.
2006-06-21 10:34:34 · answer #3 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a chemical reaction producing the heat. Best wishes
2006-06-21 10:33:48 · answer #4 · answered by colorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a chemical reaction to the fabric softner or detergent that you clean your clothes with.
2006-06-21 10:35:01 · answer #5 · answered by revladyathena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never turns hot on me, but if you spray febreez on your leg while your wearing jeans it gets hot and then cold...odd!
2006-06-21 10:33:16 · answer #6 · answered by ♪♫jessy♫♪ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋