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Product Short Description: It is an odorless white crystalline powder with a metallic taste.
Product Description:

Mercuric chloride is an odourless white crystalline solid. Mercuric Chloride widely used as a disinfectant, antiseptic, fungicide, wood preservative

Product Application:

Mercury(II) chloride. HgCl2. Synonyms: Mercuric chloride, Mercury(II) chloride. CAS 7487-94-7. Molecular Weight 271.50

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 Mercuric Chloride Uses :

  • In the preservation of the anatomical specimens, mercuric chloride is used.
  • Mercuric chloride is also used in leather tanning.
  • It is also used in antiseptic and disinfectants.
  • Mercuric chloride is also used for micrography, in the manufacturing of ink.
  • In analytical chemistry, this compound is used as a reagent.
  • This compound is used as an intensifier in photography.
  • This compound is used in the conversion of acetylene into vinyl chloride as a catalyst.
  • Mercuric chloride is used as an ant repellent.
  • Mercuric chloride is used in the cases of the dry battery.
  • Mercuric chloride solution is used as a dip for tubers and bulbs.
  • For the conversion of vinyl chloride from acetylene, mercuric chloride is generally used. This vinyl chloride is used as a precursor of polyvinyl chloride.
  • Occasionally, To form an amalgam of metals such as aluminium, mercuric chloride (HgCl₂) is used. 
Product Technical Specification:

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%
 
Remarks:

 Mercuric Chloride is an inorganic chemical compound and is highly toxic to the human body.

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