2007-03-29 16:20:01 · 7 answers · asked by buckniv 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
If it doesn't neutralize it does it lose its bleaching properties if sits in hot water over time? reason I ask is because when I was a life guard I had to add more chlorine when water got above 80 degrees.
2007-03-29 16:29:58 · update #1
You had to add more chlorine when the water was warm to kill bacteria. Bacteria growth is dependent on temperature. The hotter it is, the more bacteria grow. The whole point of putting chlorine in is to kill that bacteria, so it stands to reason that it takes more chlorine to kill more bacteria.
What you actually added was probably a salt like sodium hypochlorite. The substance is a strong oxidizing agent, and although we typically say it is chlorine, it differs distinctly as chlorine is a gas with very serious health effects on people.
2007-03-29 19:59:08 · answer #1 · answered by Tomteboda 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hot water is a catalyst that will make the bleach work faster and stronger than if in cold water.
So no it will not neutralize it.
2007-03-29 23:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by delbolof 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
When used in laundry equipment, hot water is preferred with bleach if the care instructions allow it.
2007-03-29 23:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it intensifies the properties of bleach.
Cold water de-intensifies it.
2007-03-29 23:28:48 · answer #4 · answered by Biz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but u can also use cold or warm water, hott is just better.
2007-03-29 23:23:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Put simply, no!
2007-03-29 23:23:50 · answer #6 · answered by Ashleigh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-03-29 23:22:51 · answer #7 · answered by Nunya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋