Does it remove stains or just bleach them so we can`t see them.
2007-03-08 09:43:20 · 6 answers · asked by JoJo 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Bleach, technically, is an oxidizing agent. It's not much removing the stain as it is oxidizing the substance causing the stain... and even though the staining substance is still there, it's oxidized form tends to be colorless.
Other oxidizing agents include Hydrogen Peroxide, Citric Acids, etc.
2007-03-08 09:55:55 · answer #1 · answered by arjo_reich 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An oxidizing bleach works by breaking the chemical bonds of a chromophore (part of a molecule that has color). This changes the molecule so that it either has no color or else reflects color outside the visible spectrum.
A reducing bleach works by changing the double bonds of a chromophore into single bonds. This alters the optical properties of the molecule, making it colorless.
In addition to chemicals, energy can disrupt chemical bonds to bleach out color. For example, the high energy photons in sunlight (e.g., ultraviolet rays) can disrupt the bonds in chromophores to decolorize them.
2007-03-08 20:43:30 · answer #2 · answered by minty359 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Household bleach can be used for removing stains from white cotton linen only. Dilute 15ml(1 tablespoon in1.1 litres (2 PINTS) cold water. It can also be used to whiten bare wood Wear Protective gloves
2007-03-08 17:57:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorine also makes a great stain remover, but not because of the chlorine itself. Natural stains (as well as dyes) produced by everything from mildew to grass come from chemical compounds called chromophores. Chromophores can absorb light at specific wavelengths and therefore cause colors. When chlorine reacts with water, it produces hydrochloric acid and atomic oxygen. The oxygen reacts easily with the chromophores to eliminate the portion of its structure that causes the color.
Of course water pH and mineral content can interact with the cholorine.......to where your whites turn yellow. Not good.
2007-03-08 17:52:39 · answer #4 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it just bleaches them so you can't see them, if you need something clean, especially in the bathroom, use a disinfectant or sanitiser.
2007-03-08 17:47:28 · answer #5 · answered by sirdunny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bleaches them so we can't see them. It disinfects too i think?
2007-03-08 17:51:33 · answer #6 · answered by Babe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋