Sodium hypochlorite (commonly known in a dilute solution as bleach). It is most often encountered as a pale greenish-yellow dilute solution referred to as liquid bleach, which is a household chemical widely used (since the 18th century) as a disinfectant or a bleaching agent.


Applications

• Bleaching agent used in laundry detergents and as a surface cleaner.
• It is also used in sodium hypochlorite washes.
• Disinfection
• Waste water treatment
• Endodontics
• Nerve agent neutralization
• Reduction of skin damage