Mercury (II) Chloride 25g Cl2Hg CAS 7487-94-7

Mercury (II) chloride 5g

CAS Number: 7487-94-7

Molecular Formula: Cl2Hg

Formula Weight: 271.50

Chemical Formula: HgCl2

Color and Form: white pwdr.

Used in photography, disinfectants, wood preservatives, fungicides.

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.