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Is bleach an acid or a base? And why?

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Calcium is from a strong base (Ca(OH)2) and hypochlorite is from a weak acid (HOCl). Chlorine bleach is strongly basic. We actually make it by dissolving chlorine gas in a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide, which forms sodium hypochlorite and sodium chloride, in the following equilibrium.
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