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Topic: How to Handle Mercury(II) Chloride  (Read 4951 times)

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Offline Vlad Soare

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How to Handle Mercury(II) Chloride
« on: January 10, 2011, 05:10:48 AM »
Hello,

What precautions should I take if I wanted to use mercuric chloride?
Besides the obvious things, like wearing gloves, not eating/sniffing/drinking the stuff, keeping it away from children, etc., is there anything else I should be especially careful about?

Thank you.
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Re: How to Handle Mercury(II) Chloride
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2011, 05:26:35 AM »
HgCl2 sublimes. Keep in a tightly closed container, stored in a cool, dry, ventilated area.
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Re: How to Handle Mercury(II) Chloride
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2011, 05:42:07 AM »
Only open the bottle in a fume hood.  Move your balance there if you need to weigh it.

If you make regular practice of its use, I would also get Hg testing done on an occasional basis.
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Re: How to Handle Mercury(II) Chloride
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2011, 07:26:41 AM »
Thank you.
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