Question

Sodium hypochlorite (`NaClO`) is the active ingredient in household bleach. What is the formula mass of sodium hypochlorite?

Answer 1

`NaClO` has a formula mass of `74.44*g*mol^-1`.

Explanation:

And formula mass is simply the sum of the component atomic masses: `(22.99+35.45+15.999)*g*mol^-1=??`