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Chapter 17 Problem 69

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Mercury(I) chloride, Hg2Cl2, was formerly administered orally as a purgative. Although we usually think of mercury compounds as highly toxic, the Ksp of mercury(I) chloride is small enough (1.3 1018) that the amount of mercury that dissolves and enters the bloodstream is tiny. Calculate the concentration of mercury(I) ion present in a saturated solution of Hg2Cl2.

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Title Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation 7 
Author Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
ISBN 9781439049402

Mercury(I) chloride, Hg2Cl2, was formerly administered orally as a purgative. Although

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