Mercuric Chloride Powder Granular 99.5% ACS Reagent Grade *

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Granular
7487-94-7
HgCl2
271.50
Dichloromercury, Mercury(II) chloride, Sublimate, Mercury bichloride, Mercury dichloride, Corrosive sublimate
24085
ACS Reagent Grade
99.5%
Mercuric chloride
1624
Description

Mercuric Chloride, also known as Dichloromercury, Sublimate, Mercury Bichloride, and Mercury Perchloride has the chemical formula HgCl2. It appears as an odorless, white crystalline powder. It is soluble in Water and Methanol at ambient conditions. Lab Alley’s Mercuric Chloride, Powder is >99% pure and is prepared by oxidizing Mercury with Chlorine at temperature >300 °C. The escaping sublimate vapor is condensed in cooled receivers, where it is settled as fine crystals. The ACS Grade is generally equivalent to the reagent grade and is acceptable for use in analytical applications and research laboratories. In the United States of America (USA), Lab Alley is selling its high-quality Mercuric Chloride, Powder, ACS Reagent Grade online at laballey.com. Due to its high purity Mercuric Chloride, Powder, ACS Reagent Grade is highly recommended for labs and commercial applications.

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Information On Mercury(II) Chloride (Mercuric Chloride) From Wikipedia

Mercury(II) chloride or mercuric chloride is the chemical compound of mercury and chlorine with the formula HgCl₂. It is white crystalline solid and is a laboratory reagent and a molecular compound that is very toxic to humans.

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Information On Mercuric Chloride From PubChem

Mercuric chloride appears as an odorless white crystalline solid. Density 5.4 g / cm3. Melting point 277°C. Slightly volatile at ordinary temperatures. Can be sublimed unchanged. Corrosive to the mucous membranes. Toxic by inhalation (dusts, etc.), ingestion, and skin absorption. Used in photography, disinfectants, wood preservatives, fungicides.  Mercury dichloride is a mercury coordination entity made up of linear triatomic molecules in which a mercury atom is bonded to two chlorines. Water-soluble, it is highly toxic. Once used in a wide variety of applications, including preserving wood and anatomical specimens, embalming and disinfecting, as an intensifier in photography, as a mordant for rabbit and beaver furs, and freeing gold from lead, its use has markedly declined as less toxic alternatives have been developed. It has a role as a sensitiser. Read more here.

Historic Use Of Mercuric Chloride In Medicine

Mercuric chloride was used to disinfect wounds by Arab physicians in the Middle Ages. It continued to be used by Arab doctors into the twentieth century, until modern medicine deemed it unsafe for use. Syphilis was frequently treated with mercuric chloride before the advent of antibiotics. Read more here.

Mode Of Action Of Mercuric Chloride As Sterilant

Mercuric chloride is used as disinfectant to remove the surface microorganisms. The result showed that the increasing concentration of mercuric chloride inhibit the growth of bacteria efficiently with increasing contact time. Read more here.

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  • Uses: Mercury is used for gold amalgamation. Mercury is an ingredient in dental amalgams. Mercury is also used in the production of chlorine and caustic soda, and as a component of many electrical devices, including fluorescent and mercury-vapor lamps. Mercury is used primarily for the manufacture of industrial chemicals or for electrical and electronic applications. It is used in some thermometers, especially ones which are used to measure high temperatures. Mercury, as thiomersal, is widely used in the manufacture of cosmetics and mascara. A still increasing amount is used as gaseous mercury in fluorescent lamps, while most of the other applications are slowly phased out due to health and safety regulations and is in some applications replaced with less toxic but considerably more expensive Galinstan alloy.
  • Mercury Toxicity And Safety: Mercury and most of its compounds are extremely toxic and must be handled with care.
  • Mercury Regulations: In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency is charged with regulating and managing mercury contamination.
  • Mercury readily forms alloys with other metals which makes it useful in the processing of gold and silver.
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  • Ultra-pure mercury is produced by the triple-distillation method and is called triple-distilled mercury.
  • Mercury CAS Registry Number: 7439-97-6
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Mercury Metal (Liquid Mercury, Metallic Mercury) Product Overview

Learn About The Element Called Mercury At Wikipedia

A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is the halogen bromine, though metals such as caesium, gallium, and rubidium melt just above room temperature.

Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum. A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is the halogen bromine, though metals such as caesium, gallium, and rubidium melt just above room temperature. 

Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as cinnabar (mercuric sulfide). The red pigment vermilion is obtained by grinding natural cinnabar or synthetic mercuric sulfide. 

Mercury is used in thermometers, barometers, manometers, sphygmomanometers, float valves, mercury switches, mercury relays, fluorescent lamps and other devices, though concerns about the element's toxicity have led to mercury thermometers and sphygmomanometers being largely phased out in clinical environments in favor of alternatives such as alcohol- or galinstan-filled glass thermometers and thermistor- or infrared-based electronic instruments. Likewise, mechanical pressure gauges and electronic strain gauge sensors have replaced mercury sphygmomanometers.

Mercury remains in use in scientific research applications and in amalgam for dental restoration in some locales. It is also used in fluorescent lighting. Electricity passed through mercury vapor in a fluorescent lamp produces short-wave ultraviolet light, which then causes the phosphor in the tube to fluoresce, making visible light.

Mercury poisoning can result from exposure to water-soluble forms of mercury (such as mercuric chloride or methylmercury), by inhalation of mercury vapor, or by ingesting any form of mercury.

Learn About Mercury At PubChem

Mercury is an element with atomic symbol Hg, atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59; a heavy, silvery-white metal, liquid at room temperature, a rather poor conductor of heat and a fair conductor of electricity.

Mercury combines with other elements, such as chlorine, sulfur, or oxygen, to form inorganic mercury compounds or "salts", which are usually white powders or crystals. Mercury also combines with carbon to make organic mercury compounds. The most common one, methylmercury, is produced mainly by microscopic organisms in the water and soil. More mercury in the environment can increase the amounts of methylmercury that these small organisms make.

Mercury appears as an odorless, silvery metallic liquid. Insoluble in water. Toxic by ingestion, absorption and inhalation of the fumes. Corrosive to aluminum. Used as a catalyst in instruments, boilers, mirror coatings.

Mercury Safety And Hazards Information From PubChem

No immediate symptoms. As poisoning becomes established, slight muscular tremor, loss of appetite, nausea, and diarrhea are observed. Psychic, kidney, and cardiovascular disturbances may occur.

Mercury combines with other elements, such as chlorine, sulfur, or oxygen, to form inorganic mercury compounds or "salts", which are usually white powders or crystals. Mercury also combines with carbon to make organic mercury compounds. The most common one, methylmercury, is produced mainly by microscopic organisms in the water and soil. More mercury in the environment can increase the amounts of methylmercury that these small organisms make.

A toxic waste when a discarded commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate or an off-specification commercial chemical product.

Learn About Amalgams From Wikipedia

An amalgam is an alloy of mercury with another metal. It may be a liquid, a soft paste or a solid, depending upon the proportion of mercury. These alloys are formed through metallic bonding, with the electrostatic attractive force of the conduction electrons working to bind all the positively charged metal ions together into a crystal lattice structure. Almost all metals can form amalgams with mercury, the notable exceptions being iron, platinum, tungsten, and tantalum. Silver-mercury amalgams are important in dentistry, and gold-mercury amalgam is used in the extraction of gold from ore. Dentistry has used alloys of mercury with metals such as silver, copper, indium, tin and zinc.

Inactivation Of Influenza Virus By Mild Antiseptics 

A number of antiseptics were tested for their inactivating effect upon the virus of influenza during a brief period of exposure. This was accomplished by preparing mixtures of the antiseptics and virus, allowing them to remain in contact for 3 minutes, diluting the mixtures to the point where they would not be toxic for chick embryos and then injecting the material into embryonated eggs. Survival of the embryos indicated inactivation of the virus. The following preparations were found to inactivate the virus in 3 minutes or less: phenol, 3 per cent; tincture of iodine, U.S.P. XII, 0.1 per cent; Lugol's solution, U.S.P. XII, 1 per cent; mercuric chloride, 1:1000; potassium permanganate, 1:1000; copper sulfate, 1 per cent; propylene glycol, 90 per cent; liquor antisepticus, N.F. VII, 80 per cent. Read more here.

 

Specifications

Mercuric Chloride Granular ACS Features:

Assay Min 99.5%
Solution in Ethyl Ether To Pass Test
Residue after Reaction 0.02%
Iron 0.002%
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Common Uses
  • Reagent
  • Fungicide
  • Reagent
  • Wood preservative
  • Disinfectant
  • Photographic applications
Safety and Handling

Mercuric Chloride Granular ACS Shipping Information:
DOT: Mercuric chloride, 6.1, UN1624, PG II, marine pollutant

Mercuric Chloride is a hazardous substance. A hazmat fee and poison pack fee is required for shipping.

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