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Substance: hypochlorous acid				Other Names: 

Formula: HOCl						CAS-No.: 7790-92-3

Study: UV absorption cross sections, kinetics


Authors: H.D. Knauth, H. Alberti, H. Clausen

Title: Equilibrium constant of the gas reaction Cl2O + H2O = 2 HOCl and the ultraviolet spectrum of HOCl

Journal/Source: J. Phys. Chem., 83, 1604-1612, (1979); DOI: 10.1021/j100475a010


Data: table, diagram

Energy/Wavelength range: 200 - 420 nm

Resolution: 

Temperature: 333 K

Temperature dependence: no

Pressure/Concentration:

Phase: gas

pH:


Comments: The HOCl spectrum shows two absorption bands with peaks at 240 nm and at about 310 nm
(epsilon(240 nm) = 58.4 L mol-1 cm-1 and epsilon(310 nm) = 16.3 L mol-1 cm-1).

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