Mercury (I) chloride, Hg2Cl2, was formerly administer 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 x 10-18) that the amount of mercury that dissovles and enters the bloodstream is tiny. Calculate the concentration of mercury(I) ion present in a saturated solution of Hg2Cl2.

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Mercury (I) chloride, Hg2Cl2, was formerly administer 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 x 10-18) that the amount of mercury that dissovles and enters the bloodstream is tiny. Calculate the concentration of mercury(I) ion present in a saturated solution of Hg2Cl2.

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