Mercuric Chlorate

Hg(ClO3)2H2O. Small needles or quadratic prisms, obtained by di olving mercuric oxide in a warm aqueous solution of chloric acid. Mercuric Chloride (CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE, q.v.). HgCl,. White, crystalline, transparent substance, very poisonous, soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; made by heating mercuric sulphate and sodium chloride; used in medicine as a disinfectant; used to prevent wood from decaying. See KYANIZING. Mercuric Cyanide. Hg(CN),. Colorle quadratic columns, moderately soluble in water; made by shaking mercuric oxide with an aqueous solution of hydrocyanic acid.