Mercuric chloride is one of the most toxic chemical compounds of mercury, due to its high solubility in water. It is most often used as a laboratory reagent, and occasionally used to form amalgams with metals.
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Acute toxic
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Mercuric chloride is one of the most toxic chemical compounds of mercury, due to its high solubility in water. It is most often used as a laboratory reagent, and occasionally used to form amalgams with metals.
| Physical Description | Mercuric chloride appears as an odorless white crystalline solid. Density 5.4 g / cm3. Melting point 277 °C. Slightly volatile at ordinary temperatures. Can be sublimed unchanged. Corrosive to the … |
| Color/Form | Colorless rhombic crystals or white powder |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Melting Point | 529 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Boiling Point | 576 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998) |
| Density | 5.44 at 77 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | 5 to 10 mg/mL at 72 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 mmHg at 277.16 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.859 |
| Stability/Shelf Life | SLIGHTLY VOLATILE AT ORDINARY TEMP; APPRECIABLY SO AT 100 °C; VOLATILIZES UNCHANGED @ ABOUT 300 °C |
| IUPAC Name | dichloromercury |
| Molecular Formula | Cl2Hg |
| Molecular Weight | 271.50 g/mol |
| CAS | 7487-94-7 |
| SMILES | Cl[Hg]Cl |
| InChIKey | LWJROJCJINYWOX-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
| Catalog No | KC.1310101 |
| Pack sizes | 125ML · 500ML |
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