Mercury Chloride
Mercuric chloride is an odourless white crystalline solid. Mercuric Chloride widely used as a disinfectant, antiseptic, fungicide, wood preservative
Mercuric chloride is an odourless white crystalline solid. Mercuric Chloride widely used as a disinfectant, antiseptic, fungicide, wood preservative
Properties : Mercuric chloride has the empirical formula Cl2Hg and a molecular weight of 271.52. It is an odorless white crystalline powder with a metallic taste. At 25 C it has a density of 5.4. It melts at 277 C and sublimes unchanged at about 300 C.
| Appearance (Colour) | White |
| Appearance (Form) | Crystalline powder |
| Solubility (Turbidity) 5% aq. solution | Clear |
| Solubility (Colour) 5% aq. solution | Colourless |
| Assay (EDTA Titration) | min. 98% |
| Calcium (Ca) | max. 0.005% |
| Magnesium (Mg) | max. 0.005% |
| Sodium (Na) | max. 0.005% |
| Potassium (K) |
max. 0.005% |
Mercury(II) chloride. HgCl2. Synonyms: Mercuric chloride, Mercury(II) chloride. CAS 7487-94-7. Molecular Weight 271.50
Remarks
Mercuric Chloride is an inorganic chemical compound and is highly toxic to the human body.