What is the oxidation state of chlorine in the salt, Ca(OCl)2?

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anor277
May 1, 2017

In calcium hypochlorite, we have +ICl.

Explanation:

We assess −OCl, the hypochlorite ion, in Ca(OCl)2, calcium hypochlorite. Of course this assignment is a formalism.

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