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27 November, 08:44

Alkyl derivatives of mercury are highly toxic and can cause mercury poisoning in humans. Dimethylmercury is one of the strongest known neurotoxins. Although it is said to have a slightly sweet smell, inhaling enough to discern this would be hazardous.

Give the empirical formula of dimethylmercury.

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  1. 27 November, 12:22
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    The empirical formula of dimethylmercury is C2H6Hg

    Explanation:

    Dimethylmercury, as it says in the name, presents not only the mercury metal in its structure (Hg) but also two radical groups called methyl, which is why its name begins with the prefix DI, referring to the fact that there are two methyl.
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