mercurous chloride
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mercurous chloride
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The specific value of mercurous chloride is that it exerts the valuable properties of mercuric chloride in the safest and least irritant manner, as the active salt is continuously and freshly generated in small quantities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
Like mercurous chloride it is a white solid, but differs from it in that it is soluble in water.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
Minor sources include the black or gray sulphide, metacinnabar, the native metal, and the white mercurous chloride, calomel.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
Being insoluble, mercurous chloride is precipitated as a white solid when a soluble chloride is added to a solution of mercurous nitrate: HgNO3 + NaCl = HgCl + NaNO3.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
Silver chloride, lead chloride, and mercurous chloride are insoluble in water and acids, and can be prepared by adding hydrochloric acid to solutions of compounds of the respective elements.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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