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Title: Alluminium amalgam using Hg(I)Cl
Post by: Bandil on October 08, 2001, 10:08:00 AM

Hi!

I have alot of mercury(I)chloride lying around. Is this suited for amalgation, to the same extent as mercury(II)chloride? I can remember i read something about mercury(I) being used for amalgation, but i cant remeber the exact ref.

Thanks!

Regards
Peter

Title: Re: Alluminium amalgam using Hg(I)Cl
Post by: PEYOTE on October 08, 2001, 10:38:00 AM

See on:

https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/hg2cl2.txt (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/hg2cl2.txt)

Title: Re: Alluminium amalgam using Hg(I)Cl
Post by: terbium on October 08, 2001, 10:40:00 AM

I think I have seen people say that it will work. The problem is that it is very insoluble in water. I wonder if adding some hypochlorite to a suspension of the calomel in water would oxidize it to the more soluble mercuric chloride?

Title: Re: Alluminium amalgam using Hg(I)Cl
Post by: Osmium on October 08, 2001, 02:40:00 PM

It works fine. Any Hg salt which is at least somewhat soluble will work.

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