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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A weak, unstable acid, formula HOCl.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">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]] (HO<sub>2</sub>) 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]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 03:24, 31 March 2024

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.

A weak, unstable acid, formula HOCl.

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