The active ingredient of household laundry bleach is sodium hypochlorite. Usually 5.25%. Most of the rest is water.
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Chlorine is the element that smells like bleach. When in contact with water, chlorine forms hypochlorous acid, which is a common component of bleach and is responsible for its distinctive smell.
The main component is ethanol.
nitrogen
Carbon is the main component of organic molecules. Organic molecules are composed of carbon atoms bonded together with other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and other elements.
Nitrogen, about 78%