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Question
List three advantages of blueing clothes.
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Solution
Three advantages of blueing clothes are:
- Laundry blue is used to restore the whiteness of white fabrics.
- Blue is a complementary colour to yellow, and it reduces the fabric's yellowish hue, making it appear white. For best results, the blued fabric should be dried in the sun.
- A pH balancer and a biocide are used in blueing agents to inhibit the growth of algae and germs.
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