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The 16 pages that link to Sodium hypochlorite, each with the reason it gives.

• ChlorineBroader topic: It releases active chlorine species in water and is a common practical form of chlorine.

• Hydrogen peroxideCompared with: It is a widely used alternative disinfectant with different chemistry and handling risks.

• DisinfectionBroader topic: Its oxidizing action makes it a widely used disinfectant for hard surfaces.

• Chlorine dioxideCompared with: Hypochlorite is a common alternative disinfectant with different pH sensitivity and by-products.

• Hypochlorous acidRelated: In water, sodium hypochlorite establishes an equilibrium that includes hypochlorous acid.

• HypochloriteBroader topic: It is the most widely encountered hypochlorite salt.

• BleachBroader topic: It is the principal active ingredient in chlorine-based household bleach.

• BleachingRelated: Its strong oxidation can whiten textiles but also weaken some fibers.

• Benzalkonium chlorideCompared with: It offers a different, oxidizing approach to surface disinfection.

• Claude Louis BertholletRelated: Berthollet developed an effective bleaching liquor by dissolving chlorine in alkali.

• DisproportionationRelated: Hypochlorite can disproportionate during storage, producing chloride and chlorate.

• Peracetic acidCompared with: Unlike hypochlorite, peracetic acid remains effective across a broader pH range and does not form chlorinated byproducts.

• Calcium hypochloriteCompared with: It offers similar disinfection in liquid form, while calcium hypochlorite is usually supplied as a solid.

• Haloform reactionBroader topic: Bleach supplies chlorine and base for a practical haloform reaction.

• Sodium peroxideCompared with: It is a common oxidizing agent but contains chlorine rather than a peroxide unit.

• Sodium chloriteCompared with: It is a familiar chlorine-based bleach, but contains hypochlorite rather than chlorite.