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When I discard blood (20-40 mL) in a beaker containing bleach (400mL), I can feel thethat heat is produced in the beaker. What is the chemistry behind it? Will heat be produced due to lysisLysis of haem protein in RBCs? orOr any other mechanism?

Thanks.

When I discard blood (20-40 mL) in a beaker containing bleach (400mL), I can feel the heat produced in the beaker. What is the chemistry behind it? Will heat be produced due to lysis of haem protein in RBCs? or any other mechanism?

Thanks.

When I discard blood (20-40 mL) in a beaker containing bleach (400mL), I can feel that heat is produced in the beaker. What is the chemistry behind it? Will heat be produced due to Lysis of haem protein in RBCs? Or any other mechanism?

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Akshayaa Ganesh
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What is the chemistry behind heat produced when blood is bleached?

When I discard blood (20-40 mL) in a beaker containing bleach (400mL), I can feel the heat produced in the beaker. What is the chemistry behind it? Will heat be produced due to lysis of haem protein in RBCs? or any other mechanism?

Thanks.