Because of the toxicity of mercury compounds, mercury(I)chloride is used in antibacterial salves. The mercury(I) ion(Hg₂²⁺) consists of two bound Hg⁺ ions.(a) What is the empirical formula of mercury(I) chloride?(b) Calculate [Hg₂²⁺] in a saturated solution of mercury(I) chlo-ride (Ksp=1.5X10⁻¹⁸).(c) A seawater sample contains 0.20 lb of NaCl per gallon. Find[Hg₂²⁺] if the seawater is saturated with mercury(I) chloride.(d) How many grams of mercury(I) chloride are needed to satu-rate 4900 km³ of pure water (the volume of Lake Michigan)?(e) How many grams of mercury(I) chloride are needed to satu-rate 4900 km³ of seawater?

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Because of the toxicity of mercury compounds, mercury(I)chloride is used in antibacterial salves. The mercury(I) ion(Hg₂²⁺) consists of two bound Hg⁺ ions.(a) What is the empirical formula of mercury(I) chloride?(b) Calculate [Hg₂²⁺] in a saturated solution of mercury(I) chlo-ride (Ksp=1.5X10⁻¹⁸).(c) A seawater sample contains 0.20 lb of NaCl per gallon. Find[Hg₂²⁺] if the seawater is saturated with mercury(I) chloride.(d) How many grams of mercury(I) chloride are needed to satu-rate 4900 km³ of pure water (the volume of Lake Michigan)?(e) How many grams of mercury(I) chloride are needed to satu-rate 4900 km³ of seawater?

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