What is the chemical formula for hypochlorous acid?

Answer 1

HClO or HOCl

NB Chlorine has the ability to DISPROPORTIONATE in water. That a molecile of chlorine (Cl2) simultaneously oxidises and reduces.

Cl2 = Cl^(+) + Cl^(-)

When dissolved in water

H2O + Cl2 = HCl + HClO

That is it forms hydrochloric acid (HCl) & Hypochlorous Acid (HClO).

This characteristic is used by water treatment plants to ensure there is no harmful bacteria left in the water; it acts as a bacteriocide.

Answer 2

'hypochlorite acid' is a non-official and wrong name for 'hydrogen hypochlorite'

Its chemical formula is HClO, a weak acid, also called hypochlorous acid.

All names:

IUPAC: Hypochlorous acid, chloric(I) acid, chloranol, hydroxidochlorine

Other: Hydrogen hypochlorite, Chlorine hydroxide

Trivial, commercial: Bleaching acid

Answer 3

ClO2-

hypo just means one less oxygen atom then the anion for chlorate. chlorate is ClO3

Answer 4

The chemical formula for hypochlorous acid is HClO.

Answer 5

Formula: HClO

Answer 6

the formula of hypochlorous acid is HOCl

Answer 7

Formula: ClO-

Answer 8

HOCl HOCl

Answer 9

HClO