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  2. Calcium hypochlorite - Wikipedia

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    Calcium hypochlorite is an inorganic compound with chemical formula Ca(Cl O) 2, also written as Ca(OCl) 2.It is a white solid, although commercial samples appear yellow. It strongly smells of chlorine, owing to its slow decomposition in moist air.

  3. Chlorine-releasing compounds - Wikipedia

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    Percent active chlorine in these materials ranges from 20% for bleaching powder to 70% for HTH. Potassium hypochlorite, KOCl. This was the first chlorine-based bleaching agent, which became available around 1785 under the name Eau de Javel or "Javel water". It is no longer commonly used, having been superseded by the cheaper sodium analog.

  4. Bleach - Wikipedia

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    Sold as a white powder or in tablets, it is used in many of the same applications as sodium hypochlorite but is more stable and contains more available chlorine. Chlorine gas (Cl 2). It is used as a disinfectant in water treatment, especially to make drinking water and in large public swimming pools. It was used extensively to bleach wood pulp ...

  5. Sodium hypochlorite - Wikipedia

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    [44] [45] It may be made by diluting household bleach as appropriate (normally 1 part bleach to 9 parts water). [46] Such solutions have been demonstrated to inactivate both C. difficile [44] and HPV. [47] "Weak chlorine solution" is a 0.05% solution of hypochlorite used for washing hands, but is normally prepared with calcium hypochlorite ...

  6. Miracle Mineral Supplement - Wikipedia

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    Miracle Mineral Supplement, often referred to as Miracle Mineral Solution, Master Mineral Solution, MMS or the CD protocol, [1] is a branded name for an aqueous solution of chlorine dioxide, an industrial bleaching agent, that has been falsely promoted as a cure for illnesses including HIV, cancer and the common cold.

  7. St Rollox Chemical Works - Wikipedia

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    The powder was made from chlorine and slaked lime and became known as Tennant's bleaching salt. [14] It was produced by mixing 4 parts of water, 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 parts salt, 2 parts of manganese and 4 parts of sulfuric acid known as "vitriol" in a lead vessel heated in a water bath. [14] The powder sold well and this enabled the factory to expand ...

  8. Sodium chlorate - Wikipedia

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    It is a white crystalline powder that is readily soluble in water. It is hygroscopic. It decomposes above 300 °C to release oxygen [4] and leaves sodium chloride. Several hundred million tons are produced annually, mainly for applications in bleaching pulp to produce high brightness paper. [7]

  9. List of alchemical substances - Wikipedia

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    Plumbago – a mineral, graphite; not discovered in pure form until 1564; Powder of Algaroth – antimony oxychloride, formed by precipitation when a solution of butter of antimony and spirit of salt is poured into water. Purple of Cassius – formed by precipitating a mixture of gold, stannous and stannic chlorides, with alkali. Used for glass ...