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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5 what bleach (Clorox) does to organic things.
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Bleach is most commonly sodium hypochlorite. The hypochlorite ion ClO^- is a very strong oxidizing agent, meaning that it steals the electrons off of other things. This is why it is such a good disinfectant, because ionizing (stealing electrons) from an organism's body is deadly. For things with a tiny body like bacteria, this is even more quickly fatal.