Mercury(II) Chloride
Mercury(II) Chloride Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.
Mercury chloride (HgCl2) is a highly toxic compound that volatizes slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees C. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant. Mercury(II) Chloride was used to disinfect wounds by Arab physicians in the Middle Ages but modern medicine has since deemed it unsafe for use.
| Trade Name | Mercury(II) Chloride |
| Generic | Mercuric chloride |
| Mercuric chloride Other Names | bichlorure de mercure, chlorure mercurique, corrosive mercury chloride, corrosive sublimate, dichloromercury, dichlorure de mercure, hydrargyrum bichloratum, mercuric bichloride, Mercuric chloride, mercury bichloride, mercury perchloride, Mercury(II) chloride, Quecksilber(II)-chlorid, Sublimat, sublimate, Sulema |
| Type | |
| Formula | Cl2Hg |
| Weight | Average: 271.5 Monoisotopic: 271.908331018 |
| Groups | Experimental |
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| Last Updated: | September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am |
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