Difference between revisions of "Liquid bleach"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An aqueous solution of a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bleaching%20agent bleaching agent], such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20hypochlorite sodium hypochlorite] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20hypochlorite calcium hypochlorite]. Liquid chlorine bleaches were introduced about 1925. See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chlorine chlorine].
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An aqueous solution of a [[bleaching agent]], such as [[sodium hypochlorite]] or [[calcium hypochlorite]]. Liquid chlorine bleaches were introduced about 1925. See also [[chlorine]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 14:36, 21 January 2014

Description

An aqueous solution of a Bleaching agent, such as Sodium hypochlorite or Calcium hypochlorite. Liquid chlorine bleaches were introduced about 1925. See also Chlorine.

Synonyms and Related Terms

javelle water; eau de javel; Clorox; liquefied chlorine

Hazards and Safety

Acids and bases can cause the evolution of chlorine gas

Authority

  • Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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