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Hypochlorous Acid, Chloric (I) Acid, Chloranol, Hydroxidochlorine

Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid that forms when chlorine dissolves in water and partially dissociates into ClO-. Both HClO and ClO- are oxidizers and act as the primary disinfecting agents when chlorine is added to water solutions.

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Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid that forms when chlorine dissolves in water and partially dissociates into ClO-. Both HClO and ClO- are oxidizers and act as the primary disinfecting agents when chlorine is added to water solutions.

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Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid that forms when chlorine dissolves in water, and itself partially

dissociates, forming ClO-. HClO and ClO- are oxidizers, and the primary disinfection agents of
chlorine solutions. Wikipedia

IUPAC ID:hypochlorous acid, chloric(I) acid, chloranol, hydroxidochlorine

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