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Phenyl Mercuric Acetate
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| CAS No: |
62-38-4
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| Formula |
CH3COOHgC6H5
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| Description |
WHITE TO YELLOWISH WHITE POWDER
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| SOLUBILITY |
SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN WATER.SOLUBLE IN ACETONE AND ALCOHOL.
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| SOLUTION (S) |
DISSOLVE 0.250 GM IN 40 MLOF WATER BY BOILING AND ALLOW TO COOL AND DILUTE TO 50 ML WITH WATER. SOLUTION SHOULD BE COLOUR LESS AND TRANSPARENT
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| IDENTIFICATION |
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| TEST A |
INFRARED ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
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| TEST B |
TO 5 ML OF SOLUTION ’S’ AND 5 ML WATER AND 0.1 ML OF SODIUM SULFIDE SOLUTION. WHITE PPT FORMED THAT DARKENS SLOWLY ON HEATING.
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| TEST C |
TO 10 ML OF SOLUTION ‘S’ ADD 2 ML OF POTASSIUM IODIDE SOLUTION AND SHAKE THEN FILTER. THE FILTRATE GIVES REATIONS OF ACETATES
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| RESIDUE ON IGNITION |
NMT 0.2%
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| POLY MERCURIC BENZENE COMPOUND |
NMT 1.5%
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| LOSS ON DRYING |
NMT 0.5%
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| Assay |
99.6%
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| Packing |
25 Kgs Drum
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| APPLICATION |
| Phenylmercuric Acetate is an odorless, white to yellow-white, crystalline (sand-like) powder. It is used as a herbicide, antiseptic, catalyst, fungicide, and preservative for latex paints. |
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