While chlorine is an element, bleach is a solution of a compound called sodium hypochlorite. It’s essentially “chlorine to go”—a convenient solution for destroying germs. Both elemental chlorine and liquid bleach are effective “germ busters.”
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While chlorine is an element, bleach is a solution of a compound called sodium hypochlorite. It’s essentially “chlorine to go”—a convenient solution for destroying germs. Both elemental chlorine and liquid bleach are effective “germ busters.”