How does bleach remove color?

<p><strong>#031 Rebroadcast</strong></p><p>How does bleach bleach stuff? Oh and also, what even is color? This week Melissa and Jam investigate these questions. What's the molecular makeup of color and then how does bleach alter that? How does bleach have enough power to ruin that hoodie you just bought? How could you have been foolish enough to handle bleach while wearing your new hoodie?</p><p>Like the show? <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">Buy us a coffee to help keep our show going AND free.</a></p><p><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=jam">How to start a podcast.</a> &lt;- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen!</p><p><br><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li>The Chemical Origins of Color - Mary Virginia Orna</li> <li>Chemistry, Color, and Art - Mary Virginia Orna</li> <li>The chemistry of Bleaching and Oxidizing Agents - Gustaf Holst</li> <li><a href="https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2016/09/08/conjugation_and_color/">Conjugation And Color (+ How Bleach Works) - James Ashenhurst</a></li> <li><a href="http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=551">How does bleach whiten clothes and why does it ruin clothes if too much is applied? - UCSB Scienceline</a></li> </ol><p><br>Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/chemforyourlife">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/chemforyourlife">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://facebook.com/chemforyourlife">Facebook</a> @ChemForYourLife.<br>Email us at <a>chemforyourlife@gmail.com</a><br>And check out our chill, simple little website at <a href="https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/">https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/</a><br>And seriously, we love using Transistor. <a href="https://transistor.fm/?via=jam">Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang.</a></p><p><strong><a href="https://ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast ★">★ Support this podcast ★</a></strong></p>