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Mercurous chloride

Hg2 Cl2 Odorless, nonpoisonous white crystals that darken in light; insoluble in water, alcohol, and ether; melts at 302_C; used in medicine and pyrotechnics. Also known as mercury monochloride; mercury protochloride; mild mercury chloride.

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