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Hypochlorous acid
Hypochlorous acid
is a weak
acid
with the
chemical formula
HClO. It forms when
chlorine
dissolves in water, and it is HClO that actually does the
disinfection
when chlorine is used to disinfect
water
for human use. It cannot be isolated in pure form due to rapid equilibration with its
precursor
. HClO is an
oxidizer
, and as its
sodium
salt
sodium hypochlorite
, (NaClO), or its
calcium
salt
calcium hypochlorite
, (Ca(ClO)
2
) is used as a
bleach
, a
deodorant
, and a
disinfectant
.
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