a weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent
The active compound formed when chlorine disinfectants are dissolved in water.
The free state of chlorine which actually destroys the bacteria and other organic waste. See Chlorine(Free).
The most powerful disinfecting form of chlorine in water. Sometimes called the killing form of chlorine. MPELLER The rotating member of a pump. The part of the pump that moves the water.
Most powerful form of disinfecting chlorine in water.
The active form of chlorine in water. The material which performs the sanitizing and oxidizing. (free chlorine)
A small molecule formed when chlorine is added to pool water. The molecule penetrates the cell walls of bacteria and destroys them.
A weak, unstable acid, formula HOCl. Hypochlorous acid is also a minor component of the gas-phase inorganic chlorine budget in the stratosphere. It is formed there largely from reaction of hydroperoxyl radicals (HO2) with chlorine monoxide (ClO) radicals, and from the hydrolysis of chlorine nitrate on stratospheric aerosols. It is subject to quite rapid photolysis in the sunlit atmosphere.
Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid with the chemical formula HOCl. It forms when chlorine dissolves in water. It cannot be isolated in pure form due to rapid equilibration with its precursor (see below).