2006-07-07 04:34:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
1772
German-born Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele was the first to discover chlorine, an essential ingredient in subsequent modern bleaches. Nearly 40 years later, English chemist Sir Humphrey Davy gave chlorine its name, derived from the Greek word for greenish-yellow.
http://c3.org/chlorine_knowledge_center/070397bleach.html
2006-07-07 04:48:55 · answer #1 · answered by ladybug7262 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's not, but it is called chlorine bleach because it has the chemical chlorine in it.
2006-07-07 16:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it contains chlorine; an element in the periodic table. Why do I even bother?
2006-07-07 11:39:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorine is what some bleaches are made of.
"Common chemical bleaches include sodium hypochlorite, or "chlorine bleach.""
2006-07-07 11:39:08 · answer #4 · answered by Christina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because chlorine is a bleaching agent. It may or may not be a component in commercial bleach.
Read this for more info:
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem99/chem99533.htm
2006-07-07 11:39:05 · answer #5 · answered by justice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it contains the chemical element chlorine.
2006-07-07 11:38:41 · answer #6 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that is its chemical name. Right from the periodic table!
2006-07-08 06:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the main ingrediant is sodium hypochlorite.
2006-07-07 11:40:25 · answer #8 · answered by kojava 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋