Q. Give some Chlorine-releasing compound?

Of all the chlorine - releasing compounds, hypochlorites have been the choice disinfectants used in food industry. The hypochlorites are powerful disinfectants with a wide range of anti-bacterial activity including bacterial spores. The salts of hypochlorous acid (HOC1) like sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) are widely employed. They dissociate to form OC1, which is the ion that is responsible for the bactericidal property. The diluted solutions of sodium hypochlorite are used widely but they should be used very carefilly as they are corrosive and are skin irritants. They have to be prepared fiesh before use Chlorine compounds are often preferred over other sanitizers because of a few advantages.