Silver hypochlorite
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| IUPAC name
Silver(I) hypochlorite | |
| Other names
Argentous hypochlorite Silver hypochlorite | |
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| AgOCl | |
| Molar mass | 159.32 g·mol−1 |
| very soluble | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Silver hypochlorite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula AgOCl (also written as AgClO). It is an ionic compound of silver and the polyatomic ion hypochlorite. The compound is very unstable and rapidly decomposes. It is the silver(I) salt of hypochlorous acid. The salt consists of silver(I) cations (Ag+) and hypochlorite anions (−OCl).