Calcium Hypochlorite
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Cite "Calcium Hypochlorite"
Calcium Hypochlorite. (n.d.). In Compound. Retrieved from /compound/calcium-hypochlorite/
"Calcium Hypochlorite." Compound, /compound/calcium-hypochlorite/.
@misc{calcium-hypochlorite, title={Calcium Hypochlorite}, url={/compound/calcium-hypochlorite/}}
IUPAC: Calcium hypochlorite
CAS: 7778-54-3
Overview
Calcium hypochlorite is a powerful oxidizing and bleaching agent sold as a white solid with a strong chlorine smell. It contains 65-70% available chlorine, making it much more concentrated than liquid bleach. It is the primary chemical used for pool 'shocking' and water disinfection.
Composition
Uses
- • Swimming pool disinfection (shock treatment)
- • Drinking water purification
- • Surface disinfectant
- • Bleaching agent
Fun Facts
- ✦ Used worldwide for emergency water purification by NGOs and military
Safety
- ⚠ Strong oxidizer
- ⚠ Reacts with acids releasing chlorine gas
- ⚠ Can cause fires when mixed with organics
- ⚠ Corrosive
Structure
SMILES
[O-]Cl.[O-]Cl.[Ca+2]
Properties
- Type
- salt
- State
- solid
- Molar Mass
- 142.98 g/mol
- Density
- 2.3500 g/cm³
- Melting Point
- 100.0 °C
- Solubility
- 210 g/L at 25°C
Molecular Descriptors
- Exact Mass
- 141.8901
- TPSA
- 46.1 Ų
- H-Bond Donors
- 0
- H-Bond Acceptors
- 2
- Rotatable Bonds
- 0
- Heavy Atoms
- 5
- Complexity
- 2.0