mercurous chloride
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How to use mercurous chloride in a sentence
The necessary amounts of Lithium and mercurous chloride are then intimately mixed and made into solution.
Like mercurous chloride it is a white solid, but differs from it in that it is soluble in water.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonHow could you distinguish between mercurous chloride and mercuric chloride?
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonNow, several substances will color this white mercurous chloride black.
Hours with the Ghosts or, Nineteenth Century Witchcraft | Henry Ridgely EvansThe molecular weight of mercurous chloride has given occasion for much discussion.
British Dictionary definitions for mercurous chloride
a white tasteless insoluble powder used as a fungicide and formerly as a medical antiseptic, cathartic, and diuretic. Formula: Hg 2 Cl 2: Systematic name: mercury(I) chloride Also called: calomel
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