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Dark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sodium hypochlorite Structural formula and molecular model Structural formula of sodium hypochlorite
Structural formula of sodium hypochlorite General Molecular formula NaOCl IUPAC name sodium hypochlorite Other names for bleaching lye Molar mass 74.44217 g/mol SMILES NaClO InChI 1/NaClO/c1-2;/q-1;+1 CAS number 7681-52-9 EC number 231-668-3 PubChem 23665760 Wikidata Q407204 Description Green-yellow solid Warnings and safety precautions Corrosive Environmentally hazardous Danger H-phrases H314 - H400 EUH sentences no P-phrases P273 - P280 - P305+P351+P338 - P310 EC Index number 017-011-00-1 UN number 1791 Physical properties State of aggregation solid Color green-yellow Density 1.2 g/cm³ Melting point (pentahydrate) 18 °C Solubility in water 293 g/L Good solubility in water Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used (298.15 K or 25 °C, 1 bar). Portal Portal Icon Chemistry Sodium hypochlorite is the sodium salt of hydrogen hypochlorite, with the chemical formula NaClO. The pure substance is a greenish-yellow solid with an unpleasant odor.
Compound Sodium hypochlorite
Usage Usually used as a solution in water (bleaching solution)