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What is the name of the following formula HgCl3

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This compound is a salt that contains the chloride ion. The oxidation state of silver Hg is +2 and of chlorine -1, therefore, the molecule is an ion with a negative charge of -1.

The salt has the name mercury chloride, but since it is an ion, it will be the mercury chloride(-1).

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