mercuric chloride

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, strongly acrid, highly poisonous solid, HgCl 2 , prepared by sublimation of chlorine with mercury, and used chiefly as an antiseptic.

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mercuric chloride British  

noun

1. Also called: bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate. Systematic name: mercury(II) chloride. a white poisonous soluble crystalline substance used as a pesticide, antiseptic, and preservative for wood. Formula: HgCl 2

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Etymology

Origin of mercuric chloride

First recorded in 1870–75

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mercuric chloride

How could you distinguish between mercurous chloride and mercuric chloride?

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson

One portion of the solution strikes a purple colour with chloride of gold, another portion gives a white or grey precipitate or cloudiness with mercuric chloride.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

When exposed to the light it slowly changes into mercuric chloride and mercury: 2HgCl = HgCl2 + Hg.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson

Then add a few drops of solution of mercuric chloride; the surface of the mercury will become level, read and record its new position.

From The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students by W. A. Shenstone

Pour solution of mercuric chloride on mercury and explain what happens.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

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