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Duc

sodium hypochlorite 12.5% --> % chlorine w/w #1

10-31-2011, 04:24 AM

Our department has a commercial product from formula chemicals, sodium hypochlorite 12.5% w/v. What
is the %w/w of available chlorine for this product? Please help

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JohnS
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10-31-2011, 05:36 AM #2

Re: sodium hypochlorite 12.5% --> % chlorine w/w

Originally posted by Duc

Our department has a commercial product from formula chemicals, sodium hypochlorite 12.5% w/v.
What is the %w/w of available chlorine for this product? Please help
Ok, 12.5% w/v is 125 g/L of NaOCl. Googling MSDS sheets, density is about 1.2 kg/L, but may vary due to
amounts of NaOH, NaCl, and other ingredients left over from processing (and that help stabilize and slow
decomposition).

Thus 125 g/1.2 kg = 104 g/kg or 10.4% w/w of NaOCl.

The available chlorine is EXTREMELY confusing. I would count chlorine atoms, however, the industry
compares oxidizing behavior of NaOCl vs Cl2 gas. 1 mole of NaOCl is equivalent to 1 mole of Cl2 gas, but
has only half the chlorine (one atom vs two per molecule). This is best explained in section 2.1 of this
reference, but seems to be the case in everybody's calculations:
http://www.omegachem.com.au/docs/mega_handbook.pdf

If you accept this equivalent one mole (74.44 g) of NaOCl is equivalent to 70.91 g of Cl2, so this is
70.91g/74.44 g x 125g/1.2 kg of "available chlorine" 99.2g/kg, (9.92% w/w) based on oxidizing equivalence,
but is only half this amount of actual chlorine.

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LexoppyLearma

11-01-2011, 04:25 PM #3

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11-01-2011, 08:18 PM #4

Re: sodium hypochlorite 12.5% --> % chlorine w/w

Thank you so much, John

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10-26-2012, 10:48 AM #5

Re: sodium hypochlorite 12.5% --> % chlorine w/w

As a genera rule of thumb, one gallon of 12% hypo is equivalent to 1 lb of CL2 gas.
1 lb = X gallons x 8.34 lbs/gal. x 12.0 (percent strength)
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Nathan

11-20-2012, 01:21 PM #6

Re: sodium hypochlorite 12.5% --> % chlorine w/w

Following the same reasoning is 1 mole of Hypobromous Acid equivalent to 1 mole of Br2.

Tim

03-05-2013, 08:04 PM #7

Re: sodium hypochlorite 12.5% --> % chlorine w/w

Could you please explain how 74.44 eq to 70.91 of Cl2?

JohnS
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03-06-2013, 01:55 AM #8

Re: sodium hypochlorite 12.5% --> % chlorine w/w

Originally posted by Tim

Could you please explain how 74.44 eq to 70.91 of Cl2?

See the link in post #2. It is based on chemical equivalence in a specific reaction. See section 2.1 of the
linked reference. One mole of NaOCl reacts to produce the same amount of I2 gas in this reaction as one
mole of Cl2.

This reaction is considered broadly representative of the relative oxidizing powers of the two. Although both
are dangerous, a solution of NaOCl in water is easier to handle safely than Cl2 gas.
 JVenmax
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10-06-2017, 06:10 AM #9

Originally posted by JohnS

Re: sodium hypochlorite 12.5% --> % chlorine w/w

Ok, 12.5% w/v is 125 g/L of NaOCl. Googling MSDS sheets, density is about 1.2 kg/L, but may vary
due to amounts of NaOH, NaCl, and other ingredients left over from processing (and that help
stabilize and slow decomposition).

Thus 125 g/1.2 kg = 104 g/kg or 10.4% w/w of NaOCl.

The available chlorine is EXTREMELY confusing. I would count chlorine atoms, however, the industry
compares oxidizing behavior of NaOCl vs Cl2 gas. 1 mole of NaOCl is equivalent to 1 mole of Cl2 gas,
but has only half the chlorine (one atom vs two per molecule). This is best explained in section 2.1 of
this reference, but seems to be the case in everybody's calculations:
http://www.omegachem.com.au/docs/mega_handbook.pdf

If you accept this equivalent one mole (74.44 g) of NaOCl is equivalent to 70.91 g of Cl2, so this is
70.91g/74.44 g x 125g/1.2 kg of "available chlorine" 99.2g/kg, (9.92% w/w) based on oxidizing
equivalence, but is only half this amount of actual chlorine.

Excelent post. Clear and precise..

Thanks!!

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