● Calcium hypochlorite is an inorganic compound with formula Ca(ClO)
● As a mixture with lime and calcium chloride,
● It is marketed as chlorine powder or bleach powder for water treatment and as a bleaching agent.
● This compound is relatively stable and has greater available chlorine than sodium hypochlorite (liquid bleach).
● It is a white solid, although commercial samples appear yellow.
● It strongly smells of chlorine, owing to its slow decomposition in moist air.
● It is not highly soluble in water and is more preferably used in soft to medium-hard water.
● It has two forms: dry and hydrated.