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Chlorine Bleach
Abbreviation
NaOCl
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Main Product
Hypochlorite
Segment
Chemicals
Main-Family
Inorganics
Sub-Family
Inorganic Chlorine Compounds
Physical State

Solid

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Description

Sodium hypochlorite is most often encountered as a pale greenish-yellow dilute solution referred to as chlorine bleach, which is a household chemical widely used (since the 18th century) as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. In solution, the compound is unstable and easily decomposes, liberating chlorine, which is the active principle of such products. Sodium hypochlorite is still the most important chlorine-based bleach.

Household bleach is, in general, a solution containing 3–8% sodium hypochlorite, by weight, and 0.01–0.05% sodium hydroxide; the sodium hydroxide is used to slow the decomposition of sodium hypochlorite into sodium chloride and sodium chlorate.

Source: Wikiedia, Sodium hypochlorite.

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  UserPic Chlorine bleach added. 5/23/2025
Identifiers
logo CAS Number
7681-52-9
logo EC Number
231-668-3
logo ECHA InfoCard
100.028.790
logo IUPAC Name
Sodium Hypochlorite
logo PubChem ID
23665760
Chemical Data
Chemical Formula

NaOCl

Molecular Weight (g/mol)
74.442
Sulfur Content (wt%)
0
Specific Gravity
1.11
Crude Data
API Gravity
-4.02
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Modified by UserPic   Kokel, Nicolas 5/23/2025 8:48 AM
Added by UserPic   Kokel, Nicolas 5/23/2025 8:48 AM