Hypochlorous acid is a weak, unstable acid with chemical formula HOCl. It occurs only in solution and is used as a bleach, an oxidizer, a deodorant, and a disinfectant. Jump to: navigation, search An acid (often represented by the generic formula AH) is typically a water-soluble, sour-tasting chemical compound. ... A chemical formula (also called molecular formula) is a concise way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless Atomic mass 15. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number chlorine, Cl, 17 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 3, p Appearance yellowish green Atomic mass 35. ... In chemistry, to bleach something generally means to whiten it or oxidize it. ... The most fundamental reactions in chemistry are the redox processes. ... Deodorants are cosmetic substances applied to the body, most frequently the armpits, to reduce the odor of perspiration. ... Disinfection The destruction of pathogenic and other kinds of microorganisms by physical or chemical means Disinfectants are chemical substances used to kill viruses and microbes (germs), such as bacteria and fungi. ...

In aqueous solution, hypochlorous acid partially decomposes into the hypochlorite anion ClO^- (also known as the chlorate(I) anion) and the proton H⁺. The salts of hypochlorous acid are also called hypochlorites. One of the best known hypochlorites is household bleach, sodium hypochlorite (NaClO). Jump to: navigation, search Water (from the Old English word wæter; c. ... Properties In physics, the proton (Greek proton = first) is a subatomic particle with an electric charge of one positive fundamental unit (1. ... Jump to: navigation, search In chemistry, salt is a term used for ionic compounds composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sodium hypochlorite is a chemical compound with the formula NaClO. A solution of sodium hypochlorite is frequently used as a disinfectant and as a bleaching agent; indeed, often it is simply called bleach, though other chemicals are sometimes given that name as well. ...

When pure chlorine is added to water, it forms hypochlorous acid and hydrochloric acid (HCl): Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number chlorine, Cl, 17 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 3, p Appearance yellowish green Atomic mass 35. ... Jump to: navigation, search Water (from the Old English word wæter; c. ... Jump to: navigation, search The chemical substance hydrochloric acid is the aqueous (water-based) solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas. ...

Cl₂ + H₂O → HOCl + HCl

Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is the stronger form of free chlorine, and hydrochloric acid (HCl) lowers pH and alkalinity. Jump to: navigation, search The title of this article is shown beginning with a capital letter due to technical restrictions. ...

In biology, hypochlorous acid is used by neutrophils to kill bacteria. Main articles: Life The most salient example of biological universality is that all living things share a common carbon-based biochemistry and in particular pass on their characteristics via genetic material, which is based on nucleic acids such as DNA and which uses a common genetic code with only minor... Neutrophil granulocytes (commonly referred to as neutrophils) are a class of white blood cells and are part of the immune system. ... Jump to: navigation, search Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ...

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