The mercury in a 1.1113-g sample was precipitated with an excess of paraperiodic acid, H5IO6: 5Hg2+ + 2H5IO6 → Hg5(IO6)2 + 10H+ The precipitate was filtered, washed free of precipitating agent, dried, and weighed, and 0.4733 g was recovered. Calculate the percentage of Hg2Cl2 in the sample.

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The mercury in a 1.1113-g sample was precipitated with an excess of paraperiodic acid, H5IO6:

5Hg2+ + 2H5IO6 → Hg5(IO6)2 + 10H+

The precipitate was filtered, washed free of precipitating agent, dried, and weighed, and 0.4733 g was recovered. Calculate the percentage of Hg2Cl2 in the sample. 

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