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Hypochlorite
In
chemistry
,
hypochlorite
is an
ion
composed of
chlorine
and
oxygen
, with the
chemical formula
ClO
-
. It can combine with a number of
counter ions
to form
hypochlorites
, which may also be regarded as the
salts
of
hypochlorous acid
. Common examples include
sodium hypochlorite
(household
bleach
) and
calcium hypochlorite
(bleaching powder, swimming pool "chlorine").
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