Sodium hypochlorite is a strong base (pH>11). At 1% concentration, sodium hypochlorite presents a surface tension equal to 75 dynes/cm, stickiness equal to 0.986 cP, 65.5 mS of conductivity, 1.04 g/cm3 of density and moistening capacity equal to 1 h and 27 min. Its antimicrobial mechanism of action can be observed verifying its physico-chemical characteristics and its reaction with organic tissue.