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Mercuric acetate, Hg(C2H3O2)2 , is a toxic, light-sensitive white powder, soluble in water,alcohol,and acetic acid. On exposure to heat, mercuric acetate produces toxic fumes of mercury/mercuric oxide. Mercuric acetate is incompatible with chromic acid, chromic anhydride, nitric acid, perchloric acid, permanganates, sodium peroxide, potassium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxides, acid anhydrides, and strong oxidising agents.