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Molecules
/ hypochlorous acid
Structure card
Hypochlorous acid ·
H
O
C
l
\ce{HOCl}
HOCl
H
O
Cl
Central O atom bonded to 1 H and 1 Cl atoms, with 2 lone pairs.
H
O
Cl
109.5°
Ideal bond angle: 109.5°
Valence electrons
14
VSEPR class
A
X
2
E
2
\mathrm{AX_2E_2}
A
X
2
E
2
Electron geometry
tetrahedral
Shape
bent
Bond angle
109.5° (less than 109.5° (about 104.5° in H₂O))
Hybridization (O)
s
p
3
sp^{3}
s
p
3
Polarity
polar
Periodic table