Mercury (I) Chloride
Hg2Cl2
Uses
- Previously used as medicine, although toxic
- Used as an electrode in electrochemistry
- Used to find the number of photons (a particle representing a quantum of light) in a light beam
Properties
- Melts at 977 °C
- Decomposes under light
- White to pale yellow
Facts
- Medically used as a laxative and disinfectant
- Used to treat Yellow Fever in 1793
- It was used until its toxicity was discovered