Difference between revisions of "Hypochlorous acid"

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Description

A greenish-yellow solution formed by the combination of water and bleaching powder. Hypochlorous acid is unstable and exists only as a dilute solution. It decomposes to form hydrochloric acid and oxygen. An aqueous solution of a metallic salt of hypochlorous acid is called a hypochlorite solution, for example the calcium salt is called Calcium hypochlorite. The potassium salt and the sodium salt of hypochlorous acid are known as Javelle water, while Sodium hypochlorite is also known as household bleach. Hypochlorite solutions are used as disinfectants and bleaches for textiles and paper.

Synonyms and Related Terms

hypochlorite solution; Javelle water

Risks

Corrosive.
Contact causes irritation to skin, eyes and membranes.
HOCL Connectors: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Composition	HOCl
CAS	7790-92-3
Molecular Weight	mol. wt. = 52.46

Resources and Citations

Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 4912

Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

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+* HOCL Connectors: [https://hoclconnectors.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HOCl-Disinfectant-SDS.pdf SDS]
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-Corrosive. Contact causes irritation to skin, eyes and membranes.
-GFS Chemicals: [http://hazard.com/msds/f2/bzr/bzrmx.html MSDS]
-== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993