1. Cl2 + H2O → HOCl + HCl
2. Tooth decay starts when when the pH of the mouth is lower than 5.5. Tooth enamel is made up of calcium phosphate and it is one of the hardest substances of the body. But it is corroded when the pH is less than 5.5. The bacteria of our mouth produce acids by degradation of sugar and food particles remaining in our mouth after eating food.
3. Fluorine salts are added in toothpaste to protect our teeth from tooth decay. Fluorine salts are mildly basic, so they neutrelise the acid in our mouth that leads to tooth decay.
4. Tincture of iodine is iodine, pottasium iodide and sodium iodide dissolved in ethanol. Iodine acts in an antiseptic manner by destroying microbial proteins and DNA.
5. Tincture of iodine is clear and reddish brown liquid.