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A compound of mercury used in cosmetics, in Ayurvedic and Unani medicines and known as Vermilion is :

H g C l_{2}

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H g S

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H g_{2} C l_{2}

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H g I_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is B $H g S$
Vermilion red, mercury sulphide (HgS), was one of the most important reds in art and its use as a pigment dates back to Antiquity.

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1. Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) has been elevated to the status of Ministry of AYUSH.

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K_{2} C_{2} O_{4}

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2 H g C l_{2} + K_{2} C_{2} O_{4} \to 2 K C l + 2 C O_{2} + H g_{2} C l_{2}

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